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Design for a Chimney Piece
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
An ornamental mantelpiece with, among other things, Egyptian lions, birds, guards, and hieroglyphs. Numbered at the lower right: 5.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineOntwerp voor een schoorsteenmantel. 1769. Giovanni Battista Piranesi. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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