[Fireplace with Garland Frieze Applicant and Cameos]

Description

Fine engraving by the famous Italian printmaker Giovanni Battista Piranesi of a fireplace.

From Piranesi, Diverse Maniere d’adornare i cammini ed ogni altra parte degli edifizi desunte dall’architettura Egizia, Etrusca, e Greca con un Ragionamento Apologetico in defesa dell’Architettura Egizia, e Toscana, opera del Cavaliere Giambattista Piranesi Architetto.

(Different Ways to adorn the paths and every other part of the buildings derived from Egyptian, Etruscan, and Greek architecture with an Apologetic Reasoning in defense of Egyptian Architecture, and Tuscany, the work of the Knight Giambattista Piranesi Architect)

Collections:
Met Museum NY: Accession Number: 41.71.1.20
Royal Academy, London: Object number 16/1646