Archival Collections Catalogue

Plate I, Carceri d’invenzione di G. Battista Piranesi Archit. Vene.

CA RBD Piranesi-001
Item
1800-1809

Part of Carceri d’invenzione di G. Battista Piranesi Archit. Vene.

Print of an etching with masonry, walkways, and staircases, with a title inscribed on a wall.

Plate II, The Man on the Rack

CA RBD Piranesi-002
Item
1800-1809

Part of Carceri d’invenzione di G. Battista Piranesi Archit. Vene.

Print of an etching with stone arches, buildings in the background, and several figures torturing a person, possibly a sculpture.

Plate III, The Round Tower

CA RBD Piranesi-003
Item
1800-1809

Part of Carceri d’invenzione di G. Battista Piranesi Archit. Vene.

Print of an etching with stone arches, bridges, stair cases, and other architectural features. Includes some very small figures on stairs.

Plate IV, The Grand Piazza

CA RBD Piranesi-004
Item
1800-1809

Part of Carceri d’invenzione di G. Battista Piranesi Archit. Vene.

Print of an etching of an archway, with a bridge beyond decorated with an ornate frieze. Some figures on bridge and on staircase at bottom.

Plate V, The Lion Bas-Reliefs

CA RBD Piranesi-005
Item
1800-1809

Part of Carceri d’invenzione di G. Battista Piranesi Archit. Vene.

Print of an etching with stone arches in the background, and friezes with lions in the foreground. Includes human figures in the fore and background, some labouring, some bound as prisoners.

Plate VI, The Smoking Fire

CA RBD Piranesi-006
Item
1800-1809

Part of Carceri d’invenzione di G. Battista Piranesi Archit. Vene.

Print of an etching with stone arches, bridges, ladders, and stairs, with a billow of smoke in the centre. Some small figures on stairs.

Plate VII, The Drawbridge

CA RBD Piranesi-007
Item
1800-1809

Part of Carceri d’invenzione di G. Battista Piranesi Archit. Vene.

Print of an etching with stone pillars, staircases, and walkways, with a drawbridge suspended near the centre. Some small figures on stairs and bridges.