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Chimneypiece: Architrave Decorated with a Greek Key Motif and a Circular Fireback with Figures of the Zodiac

18th century
18th century
240 x 380 mm (9.4 x 15 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, lower left

Bibliography: Focillon 905; Petrucci (1953) 899a; Wilton-Ely 855.

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

Accession Number: Retrospective TBD

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architecture*, astrology*, ornament*, zodiac symbols*

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.]
astrology - The study that assumes and attempts to interpret and foretell the influence of the stars, moon, and planets upon human affairs. [June 1994 scope note added. February 1993 related term added. February 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.]
zodiac symbols - Use for those images of animals and objects that symbolize the twelve signs of the zodiac.

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plate Dimensions: 240 x 380 mm (9.4 x 15 in.)

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Chimneypiece: Architrave Decorated with a Greek Key Motif and a Circular Fireback with Figures of the Zodiac, 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 : 240 x 380 mm (9.4 x 15 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).

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