This annotation was created by Michael Andrew Gavin. The last update was by Helen B. Kampmann Marodin.
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Anomalous façade
12021-07-05T07:58:22-07:00Michael Andrew Gavined74a11860d5f5eedf6744c94c4ef7d6e8390e76228497plain2021-09-07T08:48:39-07:00Helen B. Kampmann Marodin057612e7fc4f8728b1dcdf23e7ab160b2ebfb68fPiranesi presents a rare combination of architectural elements and ornaments. Among the eccentricities is a group of columns, framed by an oddly-shaped cornice, that invades the pediment of a building. Still in the same pediment, the columns also intercept an arch, which seems to give support to the roof.
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1media/piranesi-2M-vol08-002_thumb.jpg2021-07-05T07:34:11-07:00AnonymousCarceri Plate II1media/piranesi-2M-vol08-002.jpgplain2021-07-05T07:34:13-07:00Michael Andrew Gavined74a11860d5f5eedf6744c94c4ef7d6e8390e76