Giovanni Battista Piranesi
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Perspective View of the [Newdigate] Candelabrum from no. 991 with Rams’ Heads and Elephants’ Heads at the Angles
18th century18th century
695 x 350 mm (27.4 x 13.8 in.)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778)
- 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.
- plate Dimensions: 695 x 350 mm (27.4 x 13.8 in.)
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Perspective View of the [Newdigate] Candelabrum from no. 991 with Rams’ Heads and Elephants’ Heads at the Angles, 18th century. From Vasi, Candelabri, Cippi, Sarcofagi, Tripodi, Lucerne, ed Ornamenti Antichi Disegn. ed Incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batta. Piranesi. Etching. plate : 695 x 350 mm (27.4 x 13.8 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).
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