PIRANESI, Giovanni Battista (1720-1788)
[Plate of an neo-Classical fireplace, from "Diverse maniere d'adornare i cammini ed ogni altra parte degli edifizi".
[17] [Rome: mid-1770s to 1790]. Etched plate, on laid paper, by Piranesi. In good condition with large margins. Sheet size: 15 1/8 x 20 7/8 inches.
A fine example of Priranesi's work on a more domestic scale. Fifty-six of the sixty-nine plates in Piranesi's Diverse maniere d'adornare i cammini ed ogni altra parte degli edifizi... are devoted to fire-place designs, with Piranesi drawing inspiration from Greek, Etruscan and Egyptian architecture.
Ficacci 646; Focillon 877; Wilton-Ely 834; Hind p. 86.
Item #20518
Price: $600.00
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