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Urn on a pedestal
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Urn on a pedestal

Giovanni Battista Piranesi · 1778 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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A richly decorated cinerary urn on a pedestal. A lion attacking an ox on the lid. Text left and right. Dedication in the lower margin. Numbered top right: 34.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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Credit lineAsvaas op voetstuk. 1778. Giovanni Battista Piranesi. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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