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The Drawbridge, plate VII from the series Carceri d'Invenzione

Giovanni Battista Piranesi1745 -printed later

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Vertical rectangle. Wooden bridges connect piers and arcades in the distance. Spiral staircases on piers connect several bridges.

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Title: The Drawbridge, plate VII from the series Carceri d'Invenzione
Creator: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Creator Lifespan: 1720
Date Created: 1745 -printed later
Type: Print
Rights: Gift of Gertrude W. Lewis
Medium: Etching on white laid paper
Provenance: Calcografia Nazionale
Paper Support: White laid paper
Markings: upper left, Calcografia number 355.
Dimensions: 55.7 x 41.3 cm (21 15/16 x 16 1/4 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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