Object Results
No image available.
Bookmark (persistent url): https://dac-collection.wesleyan.edu/objects-1/info/11637
Candelabrum from the Palazzo Salviati Acquired and Reconstructed by the Artist for His Tomb
18th century18th century
655 x 415 mm (25.8 x 16.3 in.)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778)
- death
- graves - Excavations in the earth used for burial; for constructions raised over or around burial sites, use "tombs." [April 1993 related term added.]
- 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: 655 x 415 mm (25.8 x 16.3 in.)
No open access image available
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Candelabrum from the Palazzo Salviati Acquired and Reconstructed by the Artist for His Tomb, 18th century. From Vasi, Candelabri, Cippi, Sarcofagi, Tripodi, Lucerne, ed Ornamenti Antichi Disegn. ed Incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batta. Piranesi. Etching. plate : 655 x 415 mm (25.8 x 16.3 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).
Your search criteria: Keyword is "CWCN" and [Objects]Century is "18th century".
View current selection of records as: