Two Cinerary Urns, One of Them with Trophies and Arabesques Resting on the Other with Geniuses and Torches, Both Flanked by Two Views of a Small Group of a Boy with a Dolphin
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Two Cinerary Urns, One of Them with Trophies and Arabesques Resting on the Other with Geniuses and Torches, Both Flanked by Two Views of a Small Group of a Boy with a Dolphin
18th century18th century
533 x 385 mm (21 x 15.2 in.)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778)
- 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.]
- plate Dimensions: 533 x 385 mm (21 x 15.2 in.)
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Two Cinerary Urns, One of Them with Trophies and Arabesques Resting on the Other with Geniuses and Torches, Both Flanked by Two Views of a Small Group of a Boy with a Dolphin, 18th century. From Vasi, Candelabri, Cippi, Sarcofagi, Tripodi, Lucerne, ed Ornamenti Antichi Disegn. ed Incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batta. Piranesi. Etching. plate : 533 x 385 mm (21 x 15.2 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).
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