FRAGMENT OF AN ORNAMENTAL PILASTER WITH DETAIL AND A COLUMN FOUND ON THE TIBER ISLAND; AND TITLE PAGE TO VOLUME II: EAGLE RELIEF OF SS APOSTOLI; AND ONE OF IDENTICAL ALTARS DEDICATED TO APOLLO, FROM VASI, CIPPI, CANDELABRI, SARCOFAGI,TRIPODI LUCERNE, E
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GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (1720-1778)
Fragment of an Ornamental Pilaster with Detail and a Column found on the Tiber Island; and Title Page to Volume II: Eagle relief of SS Apostoli; and One of Identical Altars Dedicated to Apollo, from Vasi, Cippi, Candelabri, Sarcofagi,Tripodi Lucerne, et Ornamenti, Antichi
Three etchings and engravings, 1778 Rome, within giltwood and stencilled frames decorated with scrolling grapevines, unexamined out of frames
Two: 36in. (93.5cm.) high x 26in. (67cm.) wide
One: 38in. (96.5cm.) high x 28in. (73cm.) wide overall (3)
Fragment of an Ornamental Pilaster with Detail and a Column found on the Tiber Island; and Title Page to Volume II: Eagle relief of SS Apostoli; and One of Identical Altars Dedicated to Apollo, from Vasi, Cippi, Candelabri, Sarcofagi,Tripodi Lucerne, et Ornamenti, Antichi
Three etchings and engravings, 1778 Rome, within giltwood and stencilled frames decorated with scrolling grapevines, unexamined out of frames
Two: 36in. (93.5cm.) high x 26in. (67cm.) wide
One: 38in. (96.5cm.) high x 28in. (73cm.) wide overall (3)
Literature
J.Wilton-Ely, Giovanni Battista Piranesi: The Complete Etchings, v.II, San Francisco, MCMXCIV, pp. 1003, 1019, 1071