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The Man on the Rack

1761
18th century
560 x 415 mm (22 x 16.3 in.)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Etching on laid paper

State: Fifth of six states

Print impression quality: Fairly good

Series: from Carceri d’Invenzione di G. Battista Piranesi, Archit[etto] Vene[ziano]

Edition: First Paris edition, 1800–1809; one of two plates which do not appear in Bouchard’s editions (with Hind 5)

Marks: Signed in plate, lower right margin: “Piranesi F.”

Marks: Watermark: No watermark

Bibliography: Focillon 25; Hind 2; Wilton-Ely 27 and p. 51 as: “Arched structures with a medieval tower in the background and a torture scene in the foreground.”

Credit Line: Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), before 1953

Accession Number: 1973.D1.38.2

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architecture*, prisons*

architecture - Art or science of designing and building structures, especially habitable structures, in accordance with principles determined by aesthetic and practical or material considerations. Refers also to the structures created. [November 1994 related term added. October 1990 alternate term added.]
prisons - Use for places of confinement and correction run by state or federal authorities for those adults convicted to sentences over one year for serious crimes; developed since the late 18th century and generally characterized by cell and corridor plans with separation by offense and sex, and programs of rehabilitation provided as means toward prisoner reform. Use "jails" for places for offenders sentenced either for lesser crimes or for terms up to one year.

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plate Dimensions: 560 x 415 mm (22 x 16.3 in.)

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . The Man on the Rack, 1761. From Carceri d’Invenzione di G. Battista Piranesi, Archit[etto] Vene[ziano]. Etching on laid paper. Fifth of six states. plate : 560 x 415 mm (22 x 16.3 in.). Sheet : 704 x 512 mm (27.7 x 20.2 in.). DAC accession number 1973.D1.38.2. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), before 1953. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: M. Johnston) .

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