Plate of a neo-Classical fireplace, from Diverse maniere d'adornare i cammini ed ogni altra parte degli edifizi
$500 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books
A fine impression of one of Piranesi's imaginative chimneypiece designs, showing his neoclassical vocabulary applied on an intimate, domestic scale. The composition presents a monumental fireplace framed by tall caryatid figures standing on richly carved pedestals, supporting a heavy entablature whose frieze is strung with masks, medallions, and scrolling ornament. Within the dark firebox a single plume of smoke rises dramatically, flanked by elaborate andirons in the form of
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