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Marble vase with a frieze of fauns, excavated by Gavin Hamilton from the Pantanello, placed on a cinerary urn from Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti anitchi... (Vases, canelabra, grave stones, sarcophagi, tripods, lmaps, and ancient ornaments...
Marble vase with a frieze of fauns, excavated by Gavin Hamilton from the Pantanello, placed on a cinerary urn from Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti anitchi... (Vases, canelabra, grave stones, sarcophagi, tripods, lmaps, and ancient ornaments...

Marble vase with a frieze of fauns, excavated by Gavin Hamilton from the Pantanello, placed on a cinerary urn from Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti anitchi... (Vases, canelabra, grave stones, sarcophagi, tripods, lmaps, and ancient ornaments...

Creator Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720 - 1778)
Date1778
Mediumetching on paper
DimensionsPlate Mark: 70.7 × 36 cm (27 13/16 × 14 3/16 in.)
Sheet: 86.6 × 58.8 cm (34 1/8 × 23 1/8 in.)
Mat: 91.4 × 71.1 cm (36 × 28 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift, 1961
Category
Object number60/52.2
Copyright
© Art Gallery of Ontario
LocationNot currently on display

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Marble vase with pedestal from Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli from Vasia, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi... (Vases, candelabra, grave stones, sarcophagi, tripods, lamps, and ancient ornaments)
Marble vase with pedestal from Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli from Vasia, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi... (Vases, candelabra, grave stones, sarcophagi, tripods, lamps, and ancient ornaments)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1778
Print
Image Not Available for The labels on the burial chambers have the same type face and the glass vases are all in the same form. Only concerning the flowers do the surviving relatives have the right to choose.
The labels on the burial chambers have the same type face and the glass vases are all in the same form. Only concerning the flowers do the surviving relatives have the right to choose.
Presse-Photo
1930s
Photograph
Vases and Pitcher
Vases and Pitcher
Jack Chambers
around 1947
Painting
Image Not Available for Bowls, vases and jugs primitive art of today primitive craft with old technical skill
Bowls, vases and jugs primitive art of today primitive craft with old technical skill
Presse-Photo
1930s
Photograph
Image Not Available for Private living space of the Maharajah consists of black walnut furniture, cupboards for grammophone and records, built-in shelves for objects of art, silver vases, glass clock, etc.
Private living space of the Maharajah consists of black walnut furniture, cupboards for grammophone and records, built-in shelves for objects of art, silver vases, glass clock, etc.
Eckart Muthesius
1930s
Photograph
Image Not Available for Man posing between two vases with carnations
Man posing between two vases with carnations
American
c. 1920
Photograph
Studies of vases
Studies of vases
William Cruikshank
mid 19th-early 20th century
Drawing
[Cast-Iron Vases, Royal Russian Foundry]
[Cast-Iron Vases, Royal Russian Foundry]
Claude-Marie Ferrier
c. 1851
Photograph
Image Not Available for Untitled (Clay Vases)
Untitled (Clay Vases)
Josef Bartuška
1936
Photograph
[Porcelain Vases, China]
[Porcelain Vases, China]
Hugh Owen
c. 1851
Photograph
[Porcelain Jars, Vases and Casket, Sèvres]
[Porcelain Jars, Vases and Casket, Sèvres]
Hugh Owen
c. 1851
Photograph
Image Not Available for Untitled (Vases)
Untitled (Vases)
Tibor Honty
1935-1968
Photograph
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