The Arch with a Shell Ornament, plate 11 from Imaginary Prisons

1761

Dating: Exact year
Held at: Art Institute of Chicago
Medium: Etching on heavy ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Image: 40 × 54.3 cm (15 3/4 × 21 7/16 in.); Plate: 40.8 × 55 cm (16 1/8 × 21 11/16 in.); Sheet: 58.5 × 77.7 cm (23 1/16 × 30 5/8 in.)
Collection no.: 1922.5601
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

The Arch with a Shell Ornament, plate 11 from Imaginary Prisons — Giovanni Battista Piranesi. 1761.

Medium: Etching on heavy ivory laid paper. Dimensions: Image: 40 × 54.3 cm (15 3/4 × 21 7/16 in.); Plate: 40.8 × 55 cm (16 1/8 × 21 11/16 in.); Sheet: 58.5 × 77.7 cm (23 1/16 × 30 5/8 in.).

Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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