Diverse maniere d'adornare i cammini ed ogni altra parte degli edifizi desunte dall'architettura Egizia, Etrusca, Greca
Print
1769 (first published), 1800-1807 (produced)
1769 (first published), 1800-1807 (produced)
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Plate from a volume of prints depicting chimneypieces, furniture and ornament from Egyptian, Etruscan and Greek houses.
Object details
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| Title | Diverse maniere d'adornare i cammini ed ogni altra parte degli edifizi desunte dall'architettura Egizia, Etrusca, Greca (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | etching |
| Brief description | Plate from 'Diverse maniere d'adornare i cammini...', etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, first published Rome, 1769 |
| Physical description | Plate from a volume of prints depicting chimneypieces, furniture and ornament from Egyptian, Etruscan and Greek houses. |
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| Object history | Bound in volume 20 of the 27 volume 'first Paris edition' of the works of Giovanni Battista Piranesi, published by his sons Francesco and Pietro Piranesi in 1800-1807. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Departmental notes |
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| Accession number | E.4944-1908 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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