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Tripod with ouroborus and vase with putti, Vases, candlesticks, gravestones, sarcophagi, tripods, lamps and ornaments designed and engraved by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi disegn. ed incisi dal cav. Gio. Batta Piranesi, print, Sheet with two depictions of an antique tripod and a vase. Left: an antique tripod with an ouroborus, masks and a garland. Right: a top view. Text above and below the depiction. Right: an antique vase with putti and garlands. Text and explanatory letters above the depiction. Dedication in lower margin., printmaker: Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Rome, dedicated to: Winefred Constable, 1778, paper, etching, print of two plates on an uncut sheet, height 391 mm x width 247 mm x height 390 mm x width 259 mm, The 'Vasi' series comprises 110 prints, distributed over two volumes, each with its own title print. Piranesi was assisted for this series by various assistants from his workshop, including his son Francesco, who also added 8 plates to the series in 1779-1780., vase, ornament, serpent Ouroboros, tripod, An upright engraved architectural element with ornamental reliefs and sculpted details, showing a tall cylindrical shaft topped by a rounded, patterned cap entwined by a coiled snake; the shaft is flanked by vertical fluted pilasters with sculpted faces near the top and rests on large paw-like feet set on a molded plinth; decorative motifs on the shaft include garlands of fruit, swirling acanthus leaves, and circular floral rosettes, with a band of egg-and-dart and wave-like patterns near the base; a triangular geometric plan drawing appears to the right of the shaft; below the plinth a rectangular base features a central human mask surrounded by foliage and ram heads at the co
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