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Bound Print, Etruscan Chimneypiece, from Diverse Maniere d'adornare i cammini, 1769
This is a Bound print. It was created by Giovanni Battista Piranesi. It is dated 1769 and we acquired it in 1967. Its medium is etching on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
This object was
donated by
Mr. and Mrs. Gustave Gilbert.
It is credited Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gustave Gilbert.
- Drawing, Sepulcher in Egyptian Style with Death Carrying a Lamp
- pen and black ink, brush and gray, blue-gray wash, graphite on off-white paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.
- 1938-88-3952
Cite this object as
Bound Print, Etruscan Chimneypiece, from Diverse Maniere d'adornare i cammini, 1769; Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778); Italy; etching on paper; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gustave Gilbert; 1967-85-24-28