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The Well: Fictitious prison space from the second edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1761).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

The Well: Fictitious prison space from the first edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1749/50).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

Sawhorse: Fictitious prison space from the second edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1761).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

Sawhorse: Fictitious prison space from the first edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1749/50).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

Arch with a shell ornament. Fictitious prison space from the second edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1761).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

Arch with a shell ornament. Fictitious prison space from the first edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1749/50).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

Prisoners on a projecting platform. Fictitious prison space from the second edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1761).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

Prisoners on a projecting platform. Fictitious prison space from the first edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1749/50).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

The Giant Wheel. Fictitious prison space from the second edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1761).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

The Giant Wheel. Fictitious prison space from the first edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1749/50).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

Staircase with Trophies. Fictitious prison space from the second edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1761).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

Staircase with Trophies. Fictitious prison space from the first edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1749/50).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

The Drawbridge. Fictitious prison space from the second edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1761).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

The Drawbridge. Fictitious prison space from the first edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1749/50).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

The Smoking Fire. Fictitious prison space from the second edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1761).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

The Smoking Fire. Fictitious prison space from the first edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1749/50).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

Lion Bas-Relief. Fictitious prison space from Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione".

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

The Grand Piazza (Great Square): Fictitious prison space from the second edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1761).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

The Grand Piazza (Great Square): Fictitious prison space from the first edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1749/50).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

Round Tower. Fictitious prison space from the second edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione"(c. 1761).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

Round Tower. Fictitious prison space from the first edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1749/50).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

Man in the rack. Depiction of torture from Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione".

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

Imaginary depiction of funerary chamber at Roman mausoleum.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Funerary monuments, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Mausoleums, Roman architecture, Roman monuments, Roman sarcophagi, Rome, Sphinxes

Imaginary depiction of Roman altar.

Tags: Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Reliefs, Roman architecture, Roman monuments, Rome

Imaginary depiction of Roman mausoleum, Rome.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Funerary monuments, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Mausoleums, Roman architecture, Roman monuments, Rome

Imaginary depiction of Roman temple, Rome.

Tags: Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Roman architecture, Roman monuments, Rome

Imaginary depiction of part of the Roman forum, Rome.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Fountains / Springs, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Roman architecture, Roman monuments, Rome

Imaginary depiction of entrance to ancient temple, Rome.

Tags: Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Roman architecture, Roman monuments, Rome

Imaginary depiction of Capitoline Hill in Rome. On the left, the temple of Jupiter. At the centre, mounted statue of Marcus Aurelius. In the background, on the right, modern buildings situated on the hill.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Capitoline Hill (Rome), Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Obelisks, Roman architecture, Roman monuments, Rome, Sculptures, Temple of Jupiter (Capitoline Hill), Women

Hall of public building of the Roman period, Rome (imaginary depiction).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Interiors, Italy, Roman architecture, Roman monuments, Rome, Sculptures

Imaginary depiction of bridge, probably Milvio bridge, in Rome.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Boats and ships, Bridges, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Milvio Bridge (Rome), Roman monuments, Rome

Remains of mausoleum in Rome (imaginary depiction).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Roman architecture, Roman monuments, Rome

Remains of monumental buildings in Rome.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Human types, Italy, Roman architecture, Roman monuments, Rome

View of sculpture gallery in Rome (imaginary depiction).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Costume - Hats and headwear, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Rome, Sculptures

Title page of the first part of the edition.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Title page

Votive stele from Lydia, Asia Minor. God Pan on the upper left.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Lydia, Reliefs, Steles, Turkey, Votive steles

Relief from Kekova (gr. Kakavas), the port of Myra in Asia Minor.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Kekova / anc. Cyaneai -Kakavas, Lycia, Lycian monuments, Myra / Demre - Kale, Reliefs, Turkey

Relief from Kekova (gr. Kakavas), the port of Myra in Asia Minor.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Kekova / anc. Cyaneai -Kakavas, Lycia, Lycian monuments, Myra / Demre - Kale, Reliefs, Turkey

Inscriptions and funeral monuments from Telmessus and Myra, Asia Minor.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Fethiye / gr. Makri / anc. Telmessos, Funerary monuments, Inscriptions, Lycia, Lycian architecture, Lycian monuments, Lycian sarcophagi, Mausoleums, Myra / Demre - Kale, Sarcophagi, Turkey

Ancient inscription from Amphipolis.

Tags: Amphipolis, Art and antiquities, Greece, Inscriptions, Macedonia, Serres

Enigmatic inscription from a bust of Isis. In the late 18th century the inscription became the cause of controversy among British scholars. Several academics believed that it was an Egyptian bust with Chinese ideograms, produced in the context of Chinese-Egyptian commercial relations, while others considered the item a forgery.

Tags: Alphabets, Ancient gods / deities, Art and antiquities, Egypt, Ideograms, Isis, Sculptures

Votive stele from Susa, Iran.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Hieroglyphs, Persia / Iran, Reliefs, Steles, Susa (Sush), Votive steles

Strife of Poseidon and Athena, from the western pediment of the Parthenon. Dionysus from the eastern pediment of the Parthenon. Dionysus from the Choregic monument of Lysicrates. The strife of Poseidon and Athena, with other gods present: Ancient vase, which was discovered during the excavations of the walls of the Acropolis and ended up in Cambridge as part of Edward Clarke's collection.

Tags: Acropolis of Athens, Ancient gods / deities, Ancient pottery / Vase painting, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Choregic monument of Lysicrates, Choregic monuments, Dionysus, Eastern pediment of the Parthenon, Edward Daniel Clarke, Greece, Greek mythology, Parthenon, Reliefs, Western pediment of the Parthenon

Map of the site of ancient Gortyn, Crete. View of Gortyn.

Tags: Animals, Art and antiquities, Crete, Equids, Gortyn (Crete), Horses, Human types, Maps, Natural environment, Plans and drawings, Views

Statuette from Egypt.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Egypt, Sculptures

The structure known as “drakospito” (ogre's house) on top of Mount Ocha, Euboea. 1. Interior view of the entrance and part of the façade. 2. Plan of the site. 3. Plan and section of the entrance.

Tags: Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Central Greece, Drakospita (Ogre houses of Euboea), Euboea, Greece, Karystos, Megalithic monuments, Mount Ocha, Mountains, Natural environment, Plans and drawings

The structure known as “drakospito” (ogre's house) on top of Mount Ocha, Euboea. According to the author, it was and ancient sanctuary. However, although animal remains and fragments of vases have been discovered on the site, to date the exact function of the building has not been established with certainty.

Tags: Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Central Greece, Drakospita (Ogre houses of Euboea), Euboea, Greece, Karystos, Megalithic monuments, Mount Ocha, Mountains, Natural environment

View of Midas monument in the village of Yazılıkaya, near Eskişehir. The whole of the ancient site is also called Midas City due to its plethora of Phrygian monuments, and forms part of the Phrygian valley.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Costume - Hats and headwear, Funerary monuments, Human types, Inscriptions, Midas monument, Midas valley (Midas Şehri), Natural environment, Phrygia, Phrygian architecture, Phrygian monuments, Phrygian valley (Frig vadisi), Turkey, Yazılıkaya

Drawing of the remains of the northern wall of the Acropolis of Castelli, Patmos (situated to the north of Chora of Patmos).

Tags: Acropoleis, Acropolis of Kasteli (Patmos), Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Dodecanese, Greece, Kasteli (Patmos), Patmos, Plans and drawings, Walls

Panoramic view of Athens from the Nymphs' Hill. On the left, Athens Observatory. At the centre, the temple of Hephaestus. On the right, the Acropolis.

Tags: Acropolis of Athens, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Athens Observatory, Attica, Central Greece, Greece, Houses, Parthenon, Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion), Views

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