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The Pier with a Lamp
176118th century
412 x 551 mm (16.2 x 21.7 in.)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778)
- 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.]
- lamps (lighting devices) - Lighting devices having a vessel to contain the source of illumination, such as grease or oil; also those that have a separate energy source to which they are connected, such as gas or electricity.
- 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.
- plate Dimensions: 412 x 551 mm (16.2 x 21.7 in.)
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . The Pier with a Lamp, 1761. From Carceri d’Invenzione di G. Battista Piranesi, Archit[etto] Vene[ziano]. Etching on laid paper. Second of three states. plate : 412 x 551 mm (16.2 x 21.7 in.). Sheet : 509 x 703 mm (20 x 27.7 in.). DAC accession number 1973.D1.38.15. 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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