The skeletons

Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Italy
1720 – 1778

The skeletons
from the series Grotteschi
1747-49; published 1750-early 1770s
etching, drypoint, burnishing on paper
Place made
Rome
Medium
etching, drypoint, burnishing on paper
Dimensions
39.5 x 54.5 cm (plate)
50.0 x 62.5 cm (sheet)
Credit line
V.B.F. Young Bequest Fund 2009
Accession number
20093G36
Signature and date
Signed, engraved in plate, l.r., "Piranesi F.". Not dated.
Media category
Print
Collection area
European prints
  • Giovanni Battista Piranesi 1720 – 1778

    The skeletons

    1747-49; published 1750-early 1770s
    etching, drypoint, burnishing on paper
    Accession no: 20093G36