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Pier with Chains: 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

Pier with Chains: 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

Pier with a Lamp: 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

Pier with a Lamp: 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

Gothic Arch: 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

Gothic Arch: 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 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

Prisoners executed by torture in Persia. On the left, a woman is killed after the executioner has placed a rabid cat under her clothes. At the centre, prisoner tortured with hot irons.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Captives, Costume - Hats and headwear, Human types, Persia / Iran, Social sphere and everyday life, Torture, Women

A prisoner is executed by torture on the orders of Shah Abbas in Persia. On the right, a Portuguese merchant turns his head away from the horrendous sight.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Captives, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Human types, Persia / Iran, Persians, Portuguese, Shah, Social sphere and everyday life, Torture

Ways in which captives are tortured in Egypt.

Tags: Animals, Art and antiquities, Camels, Captives, Costume - Hats and headwear, Egypt, Ethnic groups, Pyramids, Social sphere and everyday life, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Torture

Ottomans carry slaves (war prisoners) to Istanbul.

Tags: Animals, Captives, Costume - Hats and headwear, Equids, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Human types, Istanbul, Ottoman soldiers, Social sphere and everyday life, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Thrace, Torture, Turkey, Turks

Ottomans supervising slaves, taken captive in the war, during agricultural work.

Tags: Agricultural tasks, Animals, Captives, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Goats, Horses, Human types, Ottomans, Oxen, Peasants, Professions, Shepherds, Slaves, Social sphere and everyday life, Turkey

Ottomans and slaves taken captive in the war.

Tags: Animals, Captives, Costume - Hats and headwear, Crows, Donkeys, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Human types, Ottomans, Slaves, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Turkey

Nebuchadnezzar destroys Jerusalem.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Captives, Costume - Hats and headwear, History, Holy Land, Israel, Jerusalem, Palestine

Nebuchadnezzar conquers Jerusalem.

Tags: Biblical figures, Captives, Costume - Hats and headwear, History, Holy Land, Israel, Jerusalem, Nebuchadnezzar, Palestine, Portraits

Kings of Babylon: Mordecai, Nebuchadnezzar. Xerxes. View of Constantinople. Nebuchadnezzar conquers Jerusalem.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Biblical figures, Captives, Costume - Hats and headwear, History, Holy Land, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Israel, Istanbul, Jerusalem, Palestine, Portraits, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Thrace, Turkey, Weapons

The prison cells of Christian captives, probably at Yedikule fortress (Heptapyrgion) in Istanbul.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Captives, Istanbul, Ottoman monuments, Thrace, Turkey, Yedikule fortress (Yedikule Hissari / gr. Heptapyrgion)

Captives on galleys, probably sailing to Istanbul.

Tags: Boats and ships, Captives, Ethnic groups, Galleys, Human types, Travel

Christian captives.

Tags: Captives, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Human types, Istanbul, Thrace, Turkey

Christian captives taken to Istanbul.

Tags: Beheadings, Captives, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Human types, Istanbul, Thrace, Turkey

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