Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'Vue des restes d'une grande enceinte de colonnes...'.
Etching. 505 mm x 685 mm.
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'Vue des restes d'une grande enceinte de colonnes...'
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 - 1778)
RA Collection: Art
505 mm x 685 mm
Differentes Vues De Quelques Restes De Trois Grandes Edifices Qui Subsistent Encore Dans Le Milieu De L'Ancienne Ville De Pesto Autrement Possidonia Qui Est Située Dans La Luganie - [Roma:: 1778.]
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