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Chimneypiece in the Egyptian style
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1769 · Etching
Dimensions 54.8 × 39 cm
Collection: Art Whisperer
Chimneypiece in the Egyptian style: Mummy superimposed on a large caryatid above the lintel , from the portfolio Diverse Maniere d'adornare i cammini ed ogni altra parte degli edifizi...(Different Ways of ornamenting chimneypieces and all other parts of houses).
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About this artwork
Chimneypiece in the Egyptian style (1769) by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, etching, from the Art Whisperer collection.
About Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Giovanni Battista Piranesi also known as simply Piranesi; 4 October 1720 – 9 November 1778) was an Italian artist famous for his etchings of Rome and of fictitious and atmospheric "prisons".
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