01167crm a2200205 4500 759000790 TxAuBib 20150918120000.0 150918s1778||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u TxAuBib Vasi E Candelabri, Plate 54 [Museum Object]. 1778. Cavalier Piranesi del. e inc. "Vasi E Candelabri, Engraving. For his Excellency General Schouvaloff. A massive, antique marble vase depicting the Sacrifice of Iphigenia. In Greek mythology, Iphigenia, the daughter of Agamemnon, King of Mycena, was offered by her father as a sacrifice to enable the Greek Fleet to sail for Troy. The Goddess Diana dubstituted a stag for the human victi, and took Iphigenia off to be her priestess. The greeks sailed for Troy. The vase is seen in the Statue Gallery of the Villa Medici. Signed". PERMANENT COLLECTION. 20150918. "Piranesi, Giovanni Battista". https://rosenberg.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/E27E474D-CB39-472B-ABD5-171624935980 See Museum Object Listing RV8