Chimneypiece in the Egyptian style: Groups of three female nudes at the base of each jamb, surmounted by larger kneeling figures), from 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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This artwork was created ca. 1769.

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Yes, Chimneypiece in the Egyptian style: Groups of three female nudes at the base of each jamb, surmounted by larger kneeling figures), from Diverse Maniere d'adornare i cammini ed ogni altra parte degli edifizi...(Different Ways of ornamenting chimneypieces and all other parts of houses) is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

ca. 1769

Chimneypiece in the Egyptian style: Groups of three female nudes at the base of each jamb, surmounted by larger kneeling figures), from Diverse Maniere d'adornare i cammini ed ogni altra parte degli edifizi...(Different Ways of ornamenting chimneypieces and all other parts of houses) by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Sheet: 14 15/16 x 21 5/8 in. (38 x 55 cm) Plate: 9 13/16 x 15 1/16 in. (25 x 38.2 cm)

Classification

Prints|Ornament & Architecture

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1973

Accession Number

1973.509.6

Tags

Female NudesHieroglyphsFire

Art Historical Context

Step into the imaginative world of Giovanni Battista Pir, the visionary 18th-century Italiancher renowned for his dramatic views of ancient Rome and fantastical architectural inventions. This etching, from his 1769 publication *Diverse Maniere'adornare i cam ed ogni altra parte degliizi* ("Different Ways of Ornamenting Chimneyp and All Other Parts of Houses"), depicts a grand chimneypiece designed in the Egyptian style. Created amid Europe's growing fascination with Egyptian antiquities during the Enlightenment, it reflects Neoclassicism's blend historical revival and creative fantasy. At the...

About the Artist

Giovanni Battista Piranesi · 1720–1778

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–1778) was an Italian printmaker, architect, and antiquarian whose visionary etchings of Rome and imaginary prisons revolutionized architectural representation and profoundly influenced both Neoclassicism and Romanticism. Piranesi stands as one of the most important printmakers of the eighteenth century, fundamentally shaping European perceptions of ancient Rome an...

Chimneypiece in the Egyptian style: Groups of three female nudes at the base of each jamb, surmounted by larger kneeling figures), from 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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