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Maker(s):Piranesi, Giovanni Battista
Culture:Italian (1720 - 1778)
Title:Untitled (Fireplace) [from Diverse maniere d'adornare... book]
Date Made:1769 1st edition published
Type:Print
Materials:etching printed in black on paper
Place Made:Italy; Rome
Measurements:sheet: 22 3/16 x 16 1/2 in.; 56.3563 x 41.91 cm
Accession Number:  SC 1950.41.59
Credit Line:Purchased
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
Objects; Architecture; Fireplace
Intricate decorative motifs surrounding entire fireplace. Centerpiece over mantel features three theatrical masks flanked closely by two circles containing three figures (possible the Graces). Two facing rams heads top both pillars and garlands hang down as part of a pervasive botanical motif. Decorative piece in the firebox features man among swirling acanthus.

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