# The Skeletons

By [Giovanni Battista Piranesi](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/artists/giovanni-battista-piranesi.md>), 1745–50.

## Details

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

[View collection record](<https://clevelandart.org/art/1974.253>)

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

## Image

![Skeletons and ruined sculptural fragments lie among jagged rocks beneath a sweeping arch.](<https://api.art.jpamorgan.com/artifacts/source-36a1fc18d246201d-1363675c0387e79e/full.jpg?v=ac81132a6627c168dabe056308fe6ab650e71a2793f9ae5429d584f1ac4c9abd>)

## Sources & credits

- The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1974.253. Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection. CC0 Open Access.
- Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection
- Cleveland Museum of Art

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