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Various Lamps of Bronze and Terracotta Including Another View of the Chariot Lamp from the Preceding Plate
18th century18th century
387 x 535 mm (15.2 x 21.1 in.)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778)
- lamps (lighting devices) - Lighting devices having a vessel to contain the source of illumination, such as grease or oil; also those that have a separate energy source to which they are connected, such as gas or electricity.
- 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: 387 x 535 mm (15.2 x 21.1 in.)
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Various Lamps of Bronze and Terracotta Including Another View of the Chariot Lamp from the Preceding Plate, 18th century. From Vasi, Candelabri, Cippi, Sarcofagi, Tripodi, Lucerne, ed Ornamenti Antichi Disegn. ed Incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batta. Piranesi. Etching. plate : 387 x 535 mm (15.2 x 21.1 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).
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