Bird in shell at the center of the lintel, with a frieze of trophies, surmounted by an overmantel with candelabra and flanked by chairs. (Ch. décorée d'une frise de casques et d'armures . . .), Giovanni Battista Piranesi, circa 1769

Print ornament & architecture. Date: circa 1769. Medium: etching print. Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Bird in shell at the center of the lintel, with a frieze of trophies, surmounted by an overmantel with candelabra and flanked by chairs. (Ch. décorée d'une frise de casques et d'armures . . .) MET DP828305