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Plate opposite Page 21 of “Apologia”: Shells from the Gualtieri Collection and Vase Designs

18th century
18th century
383 x 252 mm (15.1 x 9.9 in.)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Etching

Series: from Diverse Maniere d’Adornare i Cammini ed ogni Altra Parte Degli Edifizi Desunte Dall’Architettura Egizia, Etrusca, Greca (Cammino che si vede nel Palazzo di Sua Ecc’za Milord Conte D’Exeter a Burghley in Inghilterra.)

Marks: Signed in plate on base, center

Bibliography: Focillon 859; Petrucci (1953) 874b; Wilton-Ely 820.

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

Accession Number: Retrospective TBD

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architecture*, designs*, ornament*

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.]
designs - Specific conceptual schemes for the organization or appearance of graphic works, objects, structures, or systems. For proposed undertakings or creations in general, including works of art or architecture, or for the actual carrying out of such proposals, use "projects." [May 1993 related term added. January 1991 alternate term added.]
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.]

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plate Dimensions: 383 x 252 mm (15.1 x 9.9 in.)

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Plate opposite Page 21 of “Apologia”: Shells from the Gualtieri Collection and Vase Designs, 18th century. From Diverse Maniere d’Adornare i Cammini ed ogni Altra Parte Degli Edifizi Desunte Dall’Architettura Egizia, Etrusca, Greca (Cammino che si vede nel Palazzo di Sua Ecc’za Milord Conte D’Exeter a Burghley in Inghilterra.). Etching. plate : 383 x 252 mm (15.1 x 9.9 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).

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