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Gio. Batt. Piranesi","type":"series title"}],"summaryDescription":"This print is from <i>Vases, Candelabra, Grave Stones, Sarcophagi, Tripods, Lamps, and Ornaments Designed and Etched by Cavaliere Giovanni Battista Piranesi,</i>which consists of two bound volumes of etchings. These are Volumes 12 and 13 of the 27 folio volumes of works by Giovanni Battista and his son Francesco Piranesi, published in Paris by the <i>Calcographie des Piranesi frères </i>(1800–1807). \n\nVolume 12 contains 55 plates, while Volume 13 includes 57 plates. Both were uniformly bound by Tessier, Paris (label in each volume). The complete sets of prints in these volumes correspond to accession numbers E.4553-4608-1908 (Volume 12) and E.4609-4679-1908 (Volume 13). The copper plates are in the Istituto Centrale per la Grafica, Rome.\n\r\nDuring the late eighteenth century, the restoration and trade of classical antiquities flourished in Rome, with Giovanni Battista Piranesi playing a central role. After the death of Clement XIII in 1769 and the decline of Rezzonico patronage, Piranesi increasingly relied on this activity, working closely with figures like Thomas Jenkins and Gavin Hamilton. Hamilton’s excavations in the Pantanello area of Hadrian’s Villa provided valuable artifacts for British aristocrats on the Grand Tour. To cater to this market, Piranesi established a showroom in Palazzo Tomati, near Piazza di Spagna, strategically positioned in Rome’s British quarter.\n\r\nFrom 1768, Piranesi published plates depicting antiquities, including urns, sarcophagi, and the Warwick Vase. These works, compiled in <i>Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi…</i> (1778), included detailed inscriptions on the objects’ origins and locations. Some plates were dedicated to influential patrons, and multiple views were provided for complex pieces. When necessary, Piranesi reconstructed missing elements, sometimes borrowing motifs from other sources.\r\n\r\nHis approach to restoration went beyond conventional practices. In <i>Diverse Maniere</i>, he advocated for the creative reuse of classical elements, combining motifs from different styles. His designs included chimneypieces for Lord Exeter and John Hope, monumental candelabra, and furniture pieces incorporating ancient fragments. Notable examples include candelabra now in the Ashmolean Museum and the Louvre, as well as his Egyptian-style decorations for the Caffè degli Inglesi in Rome.\n\r\nAlthough his methods were criticized by some contemporaries, Piranesi’s work had a lasting impact on neoclassical design, influencing figures like Robert Adam, Thomas Hope, and Percier. The 110 plates of the Vasi were eventually gathered into two folio volumes, with Francesco Piranesi contributing additional plates between 1779 and 1780. Their publication further cemented Piranesi’s role in shaping the perception and adaptation of antiquity in eighteenth century European decorative arts.","physicalDescription":"","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Piranesi, Giovanni Battista","id":"A8740"},"association":{"text":"printmakers","id":"AAT25164"},"note":""},{"name":{"text":"Piranesi, Francesco","id":"A30837"},"association":{"text":"publishers","id":"AAT25574"},"note":"Francesco and Pietro Piranesi set up the Calcographie in Paris after having fled Rome in 1799."},{"name":{"text":"tessier","id":"AUTH339188"},"association":{"text":"bookbinders","id":"AAT25704"},"note":""},{"name":{"text":"pietro piranesi","id":"AUTH406354"},"association":{"text":"publisher","id":"AAT25574"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[{"name":{"text":"Calcographie des Piranèse Frères, Paris","id":"AUTH406361"},"association":{"text":"publishers","id":"AAT25574"},"note":""}],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"paper fiber","id":"AAT14109"},{"text":"printing ink","id":"AAT187371"}],"techniques":[{"text":"etching","id":"AAT53241"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Etching, ink on paper ","categories":[{"text":"Prints","id":"THES48903"},{"text":"Archaeology","id":"THES48874"}],"styles":[{"text":"italian","id":"AAT111198"}],"collectionCode":{"text":"PDP","id":"THES48595"},"images":["2006AT3920"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"LVLD","id":"THES49658"},"free":"","case":"SB23","shelf":"SH3","box":"LL/12"}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"print","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Rome","id":"x29106"},"association":{"text":"first published","id":"x46563"},"note":""},{"place":{"text":"Paris","id":"x29068"},"association":{"text":"published","id":"x30682"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1778","earliest":"1778-01-01","latest":"1778-12-31"},"association":{"text":"first published","id":"x46563"},"note":""},{"date":{"text":"1800-1807","earliest":"1800-01-01","latest":"1807-12-31"},"association":{"text":"published","id":"x30682"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"58","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"plate","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"37.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"plate","note":""},{"dimension":"Height","value":"84.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"sheet","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"55.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"sheet","note":""},{"dimension":"Height","value":"84.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"volume","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"57.8","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"volume","note":""},{"dimension":"Depth","value":"4.3","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"volume","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"'Nella serie de' Cavalieri, che posseggono del Genio, e del Gusto nelle Arti liberali, devesi annoverare in quest'Opera il Sig. Cav. Grenville. Trà i varj scelti pezzi di Antichità da esso lui acquistati nel suo soggiorno in Roma l'Anno 1774. uno é il presente Vaso antico di Marmo di gran Mole, ritrovato l'Anno 1769. nella Villa Adriana dal Sig. Gavino Hamilton Pittore Inglese nel Sito, detto Pantanello, oggi posseduto dalla nobil Famiglia Lolli di Tivoli. Si rende particolare questo Vaso per i suoi begli ornamenti, ed in ispezie per i Manichi, avendo il giudizioso Scultore impiegato in essi quattro Pesci marini squamosi, le Code de i quali s'innestano co' Tronchi di Vite in un'ammasso di ben'aggruppate Foglie; dal che ne dipende e la bizzarra invenzione di detti Manichi, e la diramazione attorno al Vaso di molti intrecci di Rami, da quali pendono diversi Grappoli d'Uve, e Pampani. Stanno quà, e là trà quei Rami alcuni Genj alati in graziosi atteggiamenti disposti con Uve, e Pampani in ambe le mani; i quali con altri gentili fregj diversi formano un ben'ordinato, e ricco abbellimento a tutto il corpo del Vaso.L'Autore ebbe il pregio di servire il detto Sig. Cavaliere nell'acquisto non solo di questo, ma di altri pezzi d'Antichità, e di un Camino dallo stesso Autore architettato, ornato di varj Marmi, e di Metalli; il quale dovrà situarsi nella Villa di Stow in Inghilterra, Luogo di Delizia di Milord Temple. Quì il Vaso stà sopraposto ad un'antico Pulvinare di Marmo, il quale, atteso che non si sà qual Deità, Immagine, o vero altra Figura Simbolica sostenesse, rende incerto, ed oscuro il Significato de' suoi Ornamenti, ma per altro le sue Sculture sono di maniera eccellente. Tal Pulvinare in oggi trovasi in Inghilterra.'\r\n\r\nUpper right: '15'\r\n\r\nLower center: 'Al Signor Gugliemo Patoun Cavaliere Inglese / Amatore dell belle Arti / In atto d'Ossequio il Cavvalier Gio. Batta Piranesi D.D.D.'\r\n\r\nLower right: 'Cav. Piranesi F.'","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":"The vase was found at Hadrian's Villa in 1769 then sold to the Grenville Collection in 1774. Now in the Los Angeles County Museum.\r\n\r\nThe plate is dedicated to <i>Sig. 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