Chimneypiece with a Sacrificial Scene

Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Artwork: Chimneypiece with a Sacrificial Scene
Description: This is a preparatory drawing for a chimneypiece that was to be decorated with a sacrificial scene. The drawing shows the chimneypiece with a central panel depicting a sacrifice, flanked by two pilasters with caryatids. The drawing is in pen and brown ink, with brown wash, over black chalk.
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