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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, printmaker

Plate 48: Chimneypiece, 1769

Description

Maker

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1720-1778, Italian, printmaker

Title

Plate 48: Chimneypiece

Year

1769

Medium

Etching

Materials/Techniques

Materials

etching

Supports

Heavy weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

Plate: 25.1 x 38.9 cm (9 7/8 x 15 5/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered LL: "Cavalier Piranesi inv. ed inc."
Lettered LR: 48

Type

Credit

Gift of Elisha C. Durfee

Object Number

63.066.48

About

The head of Medusa is found at the center of the lintel, flanked by centaurs, a string of winged figures above. From a series of 67 plates.

Lettered LL: "Cavalier Piranesi inv. ed inc."
Lettered LR: 48

Attribution Types []

Projects & Publications

Publications

American Sublime

Landscape Painting in the United States 1820-1880

Use

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