About the Artwork
Design for Chimney Piece, Plate 44
1769
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1720-1778
Italian
Unknown
Etching printed in black ink on laid paper
Plate: 9 3/4 × 15 1/2 inches (24.8 × 39.4 cm) Sheet: 15 7/8 × 22 inches (40.3 × 55.9 cm)
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Gift of Barbara Feld in memory of Dr. David Feld
1992.88
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Inscribed in plate, lower left: Cavalier Piranesi inv. e inc. Lower right: 44 In pencil, lower left, verso: F. Piranesi Original Engraving 250040x1
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1992-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for Chimney Piece, Plate 44, 1769, etching printed in black ink on laid paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Barbara Feld in memory of Dr. David Feld, 1992.88.
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