ARTIST: Piranesi Giambattista

YEAR: 1770

SIZE: 700x350mm

TECHNIQUE: Etching copper engraving

Perspective view of the same candelabrum, from “Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batt. Piranesi, vol. II” (Vases, candelabra, grave stones, sarcophagi, tripods, lamps, and ornaments): it combines a number of diverse ancient fragments to create a new work.