The exhibition also included a number of other Piranesi prints in the Chrysler’s collection, from the Antichità Romane, the Grotteschi, and others.
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Piranesi’s Prisons
April 26, 2018 — September 9, 2018
Past Exhibition
Piranesi’s Prisons: Legacy and Context showcases Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s large-scale architectural etchings, Carceri d’Invenzione or Prisons of Invention, from the Chrysler’s collection.
The 1761 series is a monument in the history of art and includes some of the most well-known etchings in the world. Instead of depicting real prisons, the Italian artist used impossible, complex spaces along with heavy stone walls, and wooden beams, to create an experience far more punishing than bars and gates could suggest.
![Giovanni Battista Piranesi The Grand Piazza](https://chrysler.org/wp-content/uploads/piranesi_prints_03_201734-3.jpg)
![Giovanni Battista Piranesi The Round Tower](https://chrysler.org/wp-content/uploads/piranesi_prints_02_201733.jpg)
![Giovanni Battista Piranesi Hadrian's Villa](https://chrysler.org/wp-content/uploads/piranesi_prints_01_201691.jpg)
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