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Part of an Ornamental Slab with Arabesques and Bacchantes from Hadrian’s Villa, Tivoli, and a Terracotta Frieze from the Gaetani Gardens

18th century
18th century
540 x 390 mm (21.3 x 15.4 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 677; Petrucci (1953) 582; Wilton-Ely 964 and p. 1042 with remark: “Both in the Piranesi Collection.”

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

Accession Number: Retrospective TBD

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architecture*, friezes (entablature components)*, ornament*, villas*

architecture - Art or science of designing and building structures, especially habitable structures, in accordance with principles determined by aesthetic and practical or material considerations. Refers also to the structures created. [November 1994 related term added. October 1990 alternate term added.]
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.]
villas - Related Term

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plate Dimensions: 540 x 390 mm (21.3 x 15.4 in.)

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Part of an Ornamental Slab with Arabesques and Bacchantes from Hadrian’s Villa, Tivoli, and a Terracotta Frieze from the Gaetani Gardens, 18th century. From Vasi, Candelabri, Cippi, Sarcofagi, Tripodi, Lucerne, ed Ornamenti Antichi Disegn. ed Incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batta. Piranesi. Etching. plate : 540 x 390 mm (21.3 x 15.4 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).

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