Chimneypiece

This chimneypiece was designed and made by the renowned Italian architect Piranesi, who incorporated in it fragments of ancient Roman sculpture. Piranesi here applied his archaeological interest in Classical antiquity to an innovative design in a Neoclassical style. The Amsterdam banker John Hope bought the chimneypiece from Piranesi in Rome.

1761 - 1769

Marble (rock)

133.0 x 193.0cm

BK-15449

Image and text courtesy of Rijksmuseum, 2019