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Image Not Available for The Sawhorse (Plate XII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Sawhorse (Plate XII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Image Not Available for The Sawhorse (Plate XII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)

The Sawhorse (Plate XII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778)
1761
Medium/TechniqueEtching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite, scratching
DimensionsSheet: 56.5 x 79.7 cm (22 1/4 x 31 3/8 in.)
Platemark: 41.4 x 55.9 cm (16 5/16 x 22 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Ellen T. Bullard
Accession number21.11684
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ClassificationsPrints
Provenance1921, gift of Miss Ellen Twistleton Bullard (b. 1865 - d. 1959), Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 1, 1921)
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1761
The Sawhorse (Plate XII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
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1749-50
Image Not Available for The Sawhorse (Plate XII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Sawhorse (Plate XII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
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1761
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1761
Image Not Available for The Smoking Fire (Plate VI of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
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1761
Prisoners on a Projecting Platform (Plate X of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Prisoners on a Projecting Platform (Plate X of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1749–50
Image Not Available for Prisoners on a Projecting Platform (Plate X of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Prisoners on a Projecting Platform (Plate X of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
The Gothic Arch (Plate XIV of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Gothic Arch (Plate XIV of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1749–50
Image Not Available for The Gothic Arch (Plate XIV of the Second Edition, Second Issue of the Carceri)
The Gothic Arch (Plate XIV of the Second Edition, Second Issue of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
The Pier with a Lamp (Plate XV of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Pier with a Lamp (Plate XV of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1749–50
The Pier with a Lamp (Plate XV of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Pier with a Lamp (Plate XV of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761