Marble Vase Supported upon an Altar with Egyptian Symbols
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Marble Vase Supported upon an Altar with Egyptian Symbols
18th century18th century
670 x 425 mm (26.4 x 16.7 in.)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778)
- altars - Use for constructions upon which religious sacrifice is offered. Includes both small, tablelike fixtures and larger, free-standing, outdoor structures. For the surface at which communion is celebrated in Protestant churches, use "communion tables." [September 1993 related term added. March 1993 descriptor moved. October 1991 scope note changed.]
- 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.]
- religions
- plate Dimensions: 670 x 425 mm (26.4 x 16.7 in.)
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Marble Vase Supported upon an Altar with Egyptian Symbols, 18th century. From Vasi, Candelabri, Cippi, Sarcofagi, Tripodi, Lucerne, ed Ornamenti Antichi Disegn. ed Incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batta. Piranesi. Etching. plate : 670 x 425 mm (26.4 x 16.7 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).
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