Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Giovanni Battista Piranesi was an Italian artist. He is famous for two series of etchings. One, the Views (Vedute) depicts the ancient ruins and monuments of Rome. The other Prisons (Carceri) depicts a series of fantastically monumental labyrinths. Some of these look a lot like the inside of Castle Heterodyne ( and ). Othar is also quoted in saying the inside of the Castle was "Piranesi big". It seems likely that Carceri was at least some kind of influence on the artistic depiction of the insides of the Castle.

The complete series of Piranesi's Carceri can be viewed here.