Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for a chimneypiece with animal skull at centre and vase-motif on each jamb

Design for a chimneypiece with animal skull at centre and vase-motif on each jamb, 1769

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 - 1778)

RA Collection: Art

Title

Design for a chimneypiece with animal skull at centre and vase-motif on each jamb

Drawn by

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 - 1778)

Engraved by

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 - 1778)

Printed by

Generoso Salomoni (fl. 1744 - 1786?)

From

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Diverse Maniere D'Adornare I Cammini, Roma, 1769, [pl. 21].

Date

1769

Object type

Plate

Place of Publication

Rome

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

245 mm x 380 mm

Collection

Royal Academy of Arts

Object number

16/1632

This image is from a book

Diverse Maniere D'Adornare I Cammini Ed Ogni Altra Parte Degli Edifizi Desunte Dall'Architettura Egizia, Etrusca, E Greca Con Un Ragionamento Apologetico In Difesa Dell'Architettura Egizia, E Toscana Opera Del Cavaliere Giambattista Piranesi Architetto. Divers Manners of Ornamenting Chimneys And All Other Parts Of Houses Taken From The Egyptian, Tuscan, and Grecian Architecture With An Apologetical Essay In Defence Of The Egyptian And Tuscan Architecture By John Baptist Piranesi Knight And Architect. Differentes manieres D'Orner Les Cheminées Et Toute Autre Partie Des Edifices Tirées De L'Architecture Egyptienne, Etrusque, Et Greque Avec Un Discours Apologetique En Faveur De L'Architecture Egyptienne, Et Toscane Par Le Chevalier Jean Baptiste Piranesi Architect. - In Roma

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