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Fragments of Two Friezes, One from Trajan’s Forum and the Other with Various Pieces of Relief

18th century
18th century
415 x 635 mm (16.3 x 25 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 right

Bibliography: Focillon 659; Petrucci (1953) 567; Wilton-Ely 946 and p. 1024 with remark: “Palazzo Aldobrandini and the Villa Albani, respectively.”

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

Accession Number: Retrospective TBD

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friezes (entablature components)*, ornament*

friezes (entablature components) - Middle horizontal members of a classical entablature, above the architrave and below the cornice; for horizontal decorated bands in general, found on architecture and furniture, use "friezes (ornamental bands)." [April 1993 related term added. March 1993 descriptor moved. June 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.]

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plate Dimensions: 415 x 635 mm (16.3 x 25 in.)

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Fragments of Two Friezes, One from Trajan’s Forum and the Other with Various Pieces of Relief, 18th century. From Vasi, Candelabri, Cippi, Sarcofagi, Tripodi, Lucerne, ed Ornamenti Antichi Disegn. ed Incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batta. Piranesi. Etching. plate : 415 x 635 mm (16.3 x 25 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).

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