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Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Veduta della Basilica di Sta. Maria Maggiore...

Description

Maker

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778), designer

Title

Veduta della Basilica di Sta. Maria Maggiore...
Vedute di Roma

Year

mid 1700s

Medium

  • etching

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • etching

Materials

etching

Supports

  • Medium weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

40 x 54.9 cm (15 3/4 x 21 5/8 inches) (plate)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

50.240

Type

  • Prints

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778), designer
Veduta della Basilica di Sta. Maria Maggiore...; Vedute di Roma, mid 1700s
etching
40 x 54.9 cm (15 3/4 x 21 5/8 inches) (plate)
Museum Works of Art Fund 50.240

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