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Francesco Piranesi|Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Cross-sections, which show the different aspects of the buildings shown in the plan of Pompeii [the preceding plate], from "Antiquités de Pompeïa, tome premier, Antiquités de la Grande Grèce..." (Antiquities of Pompeii, volume one, Antiquities of Great Greece...), volume 1, plate 3

1804
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55.5 × 80.2 cm (21.9 × 31.6 in)

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