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)
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batt. Piranesi, Vol. II
Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Artist bio: Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
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
Accession year: 1941