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The Martha T. Wallace Memorial Fund, 1930expand_more P.11,325
In the title inscription, Piranesi explicitly describes the Prisons as fanciful inventions. Their basic elements—stairs, arches, catwalks, and so on—are present here, but this plate is unusual in offering the viewer no point of entry. In the plates to come, stairs and courtyards will guide us into the image.
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