Giovanni Battista Piranesi
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Marble Altar Decorated with Friezes in Relief and Supported by Chimeras at the Base
18th century18th century
390 x 250 mm (15.4 x 9.8 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.]
- 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.]
- religions
- plate Dimensions: 390 x 250 mm (15.4 x 9.8 in.)
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Marble Altar Decorated with Friezes in Relief and Supported by Chimeras at the Base, 18th century. From Vasi, Candelabri, Cippi, Sarcofagi, Tripodi, Lucerne, ed Ornamenti Antichi Disegn. ed Incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batta. Piranesi. Etching. plate : 390 x 250 mm (15.4 x 9.8 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).
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