Chimneypiece in the Egyptian style: Pairs of figures standing on their hands to either side, from "Diverse Maniere d'adornare i cammini..." (Diverse Ways of ornamenting chimneypieces...)

Chimneypiece in the Egyptian style: Pairs of figures standing on their hands to either side, from "Diverse Maniere d'adornare i cammini..." (Diverse Ways of ornamenting chimneypieces...) — Giovanni Battista Piranesi. 1769.

Medium: Etching. Dimensions: Sheet: 21 7/16 x 15 3/16 in. (54.5 x 38.5 cm) Plate: 9 13/16 x 15 3/8 in. (25 x 39 cm) printed horizontally.

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.