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Funerary Urn of Lucius Aurelius Terentus and of His Wife Cecilia Ticherna

18th century
18th century
535 x 385 mm (21.1 x 15.2 in.)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Etching

Series: from Vasi, Candelabri, Cippi, Sarcofagi, Tripodi, Lucerne, ed Ornamenti Antichi Disegn. ed Incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batta. Piranesi

Marks: Signed in plate, lower right

Bibliography: Focillon 678; Petrucci (1953) 583; Wilton-Ely 965 and p. 1044 for remarks.

Credit Line: Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892)

Accession Number: Retrospective TBD

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husbands, ornament*, wives

husbands
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.]
wives

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plate Dimensions: 535 x 385 mm (21.1 x 15.2 in.)

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Funerary Urn of Lucius Aurelius Terentus and of His Wife Cecilia Ticherna, 18th century. From Vasi, Candelabri, Cippi, Sarcofagi, Tripodi, Lucerne, ed Ornamenti Antichi Disegn. ed Incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batta. Piranesi. Etching. plate : 535 x 385 mm (21.1 x 15.2 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).

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