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Perspective View of the Same Candelabrum

18th century
18th century
665 x 415 mm (26.2 x 16.3 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, lower left

Bibliography: Focillon 624; Petrucci (1953) 532; Wilton-Ely 911 and p. 989 for remarks.

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

Accession Number: Retrospective TBD

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ornament*, perspective*

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.]
perspective - Use for any graphic method concerned with conveying an impression of depth or for representation by means of geometric projection using one or more vanishing points.

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plate Dimensions: 665 x 415 mm (26.2 x 16.3 in.)

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Perspective View of the Same Candelabrum, 18th century. From Vasi, Candelabri, Cippi, Sarcofagi, Tripodi, Lucerne, ed Ornamenti Antichi Disegn. ed Incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batta. Piranesi. Etching. plate : 665 x 415 mm (26.2 x 16.3 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).

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