Another View of the Same Altar in Perspective between a Multistemmed Bronze Lamp and a Smaller Lamp of Bronze
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Another View of the Same Altar in Perspective between a Multistemmed Bronze Lamp and a Smaller Lamp of Bronze
18th century18th century
450 x 505 mm (17.7 x 19.9 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.]
- 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.]
- 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.
- religions
- plate Dimensions: 450 x 505 mm (17.7 x 19.9 in.)
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Another View of the Same Altar in Perspective between a Multistemmed Bronze Lamp and a Smaller Lamp of Bronze, 18th century. From Vasi, Candelabri, Cippi, Sarcofagi, Tripodi, Lucerne, ed Ornamenti Antichi Disegn. ed Incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batta. Piranesi. Etching. plate : 450 x 505 mm (17.7 x 19.9 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).
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