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Another View in Perspective of the Same Tripod Altar

18th century
18th century
625 x 385 mm (24.6 x 15.2 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 and under dedication

Bibliography: Focillon 702; Petrucci (1953) 600; Wilton-Ely 989 and p. 1070 for remarks.

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

Accession Number: Retrospective TBD

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altars*, ornament*, perspective*, religions

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.]
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

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plate Dimensions: 625 x 385 mm (24.6 x 15.2 in.)

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Another View in Perspective of the Same Tripod Altar, 18th century. From Vasi, Candelabri, Cippi, Sarcofagi, Tripodi, Lucerne, ed Ornamenti Antichi Disegn. ed Incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batta. Piranesi. Etching. plate : 625 x 385 mm (24.6 x 15.2 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).

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