Candelabrum base with merman flanked by snakes, and goat's heads, cornucopias and other ornaments, from "Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batt. Piranesi, Vol. II" (Vases, candelabra, grave stones, sarcophagi, tripods, lamps, and ornaments designed and etched by Cavalieri Giovanni Battista Piranesi)

Title: Candelabrum base with merman flanked by snakes, and goat's heads, cornucopias and other ornaments, from "Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batt. Piranesi, Vol. II" (Vases, candelabra, grave stones, sarcophagi, tripods, lamps, and ornaments designed and etched by Cavalieri Giovanni Battista Piranesi)

Series/Portfolio: Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batt. Piranesi, Vol. II

Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome)

Date: 1778–80

Medium: Etching

Dimensions: Plate: 20 11/16 x 15 3/16 in. (52.5 x 38.5 cm)
Sheet: 19 7/8 x 28 3/4 in. (50.5 x 73 cm) printed horizontally

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library

Object Number: 41.71.1.13(36)