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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, printmaker

Plate 34: Chimneypiece, 1769

Description

Maker

  • Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1720-1778, Italian

Title

Plate 34: Chimneypiece

Year

1769

Medium

Etching

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • etching

Supports

  • Medium weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

Plate: 27.6 x 27.5 cm (10 7/8 x 10 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered LL: "Cav. Piranesi inv. e scolp."
Numbered LR: 34
Watermark: A fleur-de-lys with a double circle, a kidney shape above. Similar to Robison 36.

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Elisha C. Durfee

Object Number

63.066.34

About

The head of Medusa is found at the center of the lintel, flanked by eagles. A portion of a mirror is seen above. From a series of 67 plates.

Lettered LL: "Cav. Piranesi inv. e scolp."
Numbered LR: 34
Watermark: A fleur-de-lys with a double circle, a kidney shape above. Similar to Robison 36.

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Projects & Publications

Publications

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

The Complete Etchings

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The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Plate 34: Chimneypiece with the accession number of 63.066.34. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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