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Cinerary Urns and Lamps

18th century
18th century
380 x 667 mm (15 x 26.3 in.)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Etching

Series: from Vasi, Candelabri, Cippi, Sarcofagi, Tripodi, Lucerne, ed Ornamenti Antichi Disegn. ed Incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batta. Piranesi

Marks: Signed in plate at base, center

Bibliography: Focillon 605; Petrucci (1953) 510; Wilton-Ely 892 and p. 967 for remarks.

Credit Line: Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892)

Accession Number: Retrospective TBD

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lamps (lighting devices)*, ornament*

lamps (lighting devices) - Lighting devices having a vessel to contain the source of illumination, such as grease or oil; also those that have a separate energy source to which they are connected, such as gas or electricity.
ornament - Decorative forms that are an integral part of a building or object but are not essential to its structure. Regarding techniques of embellishment in general, use "decoration (process)." [November 1990 descriptor moved.]

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plate Dimensions: 380 x 667 mm (15 x 26.3 in.)

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Cinerary Urns and Lamps, 18th century. From Vasi, Candelabri, Cippi, Sarcofagi, Tripodi, Lucerne, ed Ornamenti Antichi Disegn. ed Incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batta. Piranesi. Etching. plate : 380 x 667 mm (15 x 26.3 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).

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