Title: Chimneypiece: Frieze of trophies and winged Victories on the lintel, with cornucopias to either side of the jambs decorated with varied reliefs (Ch. décorée d'une grecque), from Diverse Maniere d'adornare i cammini ed ogni altra parte degli edifizi...(Different Ways of ornamenting chimneypieces and all other parts of houses)
Object type: Print Ornament & Architecture
Date: ca. 1769
Portfolio: Diverse Maniere d'adornare i cammini ed ogni altra parte degli edifizi desunte all'architettura Egizia, Etrusca, e Greca con un Ragionamento apologetico in defesa dell'Architettura Egizia, e Toscana, opera del Cavaliere Giambattista Piranesi Architetto
Artist:  Giovanni Battista Piranesi 
Artist bio: Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome
Artist nationality: Italian
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 15 9/16 x 21 5/8 in. (39.5 x 55 cm)
Plate: 9 13/16 x 15 3/8 in. (25 x 39 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1973
Department: Drawings and Prints
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Ornament, term: Victory