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Tripods

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  • A marble tripod on a base: perspective and plan. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.
  • A marble vase on a tripod. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.
  • A virtuous Athenian woman pouring incense on to a flaming tripod. Engraving by J.J. Flipart after J.M. Vien.
  • A marble vase. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.
  • A marble tripod on a base: perspective and plan. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.
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    An ancient bronze tripod in the royal collection at Portici, near Naples. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, 1778, after V. Brenna.

    Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778. | Date: [1778] | Reference: 3029766i
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    A marble vase. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

    Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778. | Date: [between 1768 and 1778] | Reference: 756987i
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    A marble tripod on a base: perspective and plan. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

    Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778. | Date: [between 1768 and 1778] | Reference: 756489i
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    A marble vase on a tripod. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

    Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778. | Date: [between 1768 and 1778] | Reference: 756994i
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    A virtuous Athenian woman pouring incense on to a flaming tripod. Engraving by J.J. Flipart after J.M. Vien.

    Vien, Joseph-Marie, 1716-1809. | Date: [1765] | Reference: 11497i
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