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Chimneypiece
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
This chimneypiece was designed and made by the renowned Italian architect Piranesi, who incorporated in it fragments of ancient Roman sculpture. Piranesi here applied his archaeological interest in Classical antiquity to an innovative design in a Neoclassical style. The Amsterdam banker John Hope bought the chimneypiece from Piranesi in Rome.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineChimneypiece. 1761 - 1769. Giovanni Battista Piranesi. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
