Identification title(s): title print with vases, sculpted reliefs and marble block with inscription. Bassorilievo antico che si vede nel portico della chiesa de' ss. Apostoli. Li vasi sono estratti dalla raccolta del cavalier chezzi sistente nella biblioteca vaticana (title on object) vases, candlesticks, tombstones, sarcophagi, tripods, lamps and ornaments designed and engraved by giovanni battista piranesi (series title) vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi disegn. Ed incisi dal cav. Gio. Batta piranesi (series title). Object type: print title print object number: rp-p-ob-39. 609. Catalog reference: focillon 654. Wilton-ely 941. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark; verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: text above image. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: giovanni battista piranesi (mentioned on object), after own design by: giovanni battista piranesi (mentioned on object), commissioned by: giovanni battista piranesi (mentioned on object), dedicated to: schouvaloff (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: rome. Dating: 1778. Physical features: etching. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: plate edge: h 480 mm × w 715 mm explanation the 'vasi' series has 110 prints, spread over two volumes, each with its own title print. Piranesi was helped for this series by several assistants from his workshop, including his son francesco who also added 8 plates to the series in 1779-1780. Subject: what: vase ~ ornament piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture inscription. Acquisition: unknown 2006. Date: 1778.
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