Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1720-1778
Sketch for a Chimneypiece with Tablets and Figures
ca. 1764-1767
2 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches (70 x 121 mm)
Pen and brown ink, over red chalk, on paper.
1966.11:91
Bequest of Junius S. Morgan and gift of Henry S. Morgan.
Notes
Although this sketch does not truly correspond to any of the plates of Piranesi's "Diverse Maniere," the figure on the jamb at right might be considered a preliminary idea for the jambs of the Egyptian-style design of plate 10 in that work.
The verso contains a fragment of price list, not in Piranesi's hand.
On same mat as 1966.11:87; 88; 90.
The verso contains a fragment of price list, not in Piranesi's hand.
On same mat as 1966.11:87; 88; 90.
Inscriptions/Markings
Numbered at lower left, in graphite, "89".
Associated names
Morgan, Jane Norton, 1868-1925, former owner.
Morgan, Junius Spencer, 1892-1960, former owner.
Morgan, Henry S. (Henry Sturgis), 1900-1982, former owner.
Morgan, Junius Spencer, 1892-1960, former owner.
Morgan, Henry S. (Henry Sturgis), 1900-1982, former owner.
Bibliography
Stampfle, Felice. Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Drawings in the Pierpont Morgan Library. New York : Dover, 1978, no. 91, repr.
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