# The Prisons: An Arched Chamber with Posts and Chains

By [Giovanni Battista Piranesi](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/artists/giovanni-battista-piranesi.md>), 1745–1750.

## Details

- Medium: etching
- Collection: [Cleveland Museum of Art](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/galleries/gallery-36a1fc18d246201d.md>)

[View collection record](<https://clevelandart.org/art/1941.26.10>)

- Categories: Print, Works on Paper
- Styles: [Baroque](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/styles/baroque.md>)

## Image

![A vast arched chamber contains heavy chains, hanging ropes, steps, and tiny figures.](<https://api.art.jpamorgan.com/artifacts/source-36a1fc18d246201d-32a9fc2dccf3bad9/full.jpg?v=db03df1b35d619ad2283eedf648b579e7ef898ba3a88178cc71c62d7dea3ed8e>)

## Sources & credits

- The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1941.26.10. Dudley P. Allen Fund. CC0 Open Access.
- Dudley P. Allen Fund
- Cleveland Museum of Art

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