Chimneypiece in the Egyptian style: Giant figures supporting the lintel, flanked by chairs, from Diverse Maniere d'adornare i cammini... (Diverse Ways of ornamenting chimneypieces...)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi1769

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Title: Chimneypiece in the Egyptian style: Giant figures supporting the lintel, flanked by chairs, from Diverse Maniere d'adornare i cammini... (Diverse Ways of ornamenting chimneypieces...)
Creator: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Date Created: 1769
Physical Dimensions: Plate: 9 13/16 x 15 3/16 in. (25 x 38.5 cm) printed horizontally Sheet: 21 7/16 x 15 3/16 in. (54.5 x 38.5 cm)
Type: Print
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/407229
Medium: Etching
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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