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Chimneypiece in the Egyptian style: Mummy superimposed on a large caryatid above the lintel (Ch. à l'égyptiennne surmontée d'une grande cariatide contre laquelle s'applique une momie), from Diverse Maniere d'adornare i cammini ed ogni altra parte degli edifizi...(Different Ways of ornamenting chimneypieces and all other parts of houses)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1769
- Artist
- Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome)
- Date
- 1769
- Medium
- Etching
- Size
- Sheet: 21 9/16 x 15 3/8 in. (54.8 x 39 cm) Plate: 15 3/8 x 9 15/16 in. (39 x 25.2 cm)
- Type
- Prints
- Museum
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Licence
- Public domain: free to use, no permission needed
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