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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M2869.11.54
People
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian (Mogliano Veneto, Italy 1720 - 1778 Rome, Italy)
Title
Granite cistern supported by four fauns resting on a base
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Vasi, Candelabri, Cippi I, XI (Vases, Candelabras, Gravestones, Sarcophaghi I, v
Original Language Title: [Vasca di granito sorretta da quattro fauni]
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
18th century
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/58712

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 53 x 38 cm (20 7/8 x 14 15/16 in.)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Edition
Italian 1778
Standard Reference Number
Ficacci 783

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry Osborne Taylor in memory of her father, William Bradley Isham
Accession Year
1925
Object Number
M2869.11.54
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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