Brackets, Friezes and Various Ornamental Fragments
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Brackets, Friezes and Various Ornamental Fragments
18th century18th century
410 x 1218 mm (16.1 x 48 in.)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778)
- architecture - Art or science of designing and building structures, especially habitable structures, in accordance with principles determined by aesthetic and practical or material considerations. Refers also to the structures created. [November 1994 related term added. October 1990 alternate term added.]
- 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.]
- Italy - TGN 1000080
- Rome - TGN 7000874 (standard English name used here for this well-known city)
- plate Dimensions: 410 x 1218 mm (16.1 x 48 in.)
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Brackets, Friezes and Various Ornamental Fragments, 18th century. From Della Magnificenza ed Architettura de’ Romani. Etching. plate : 410 x 1218 mm (16.1 x 48 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).
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