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Giovanni Battista Piranesi

The Arch of Septimius Severus, with the Church of S. Martina on the right (Arco di Settimio Severo), from "Vedute di Roma"

ca. 1759
Etching; first state
37.2 × 57.4 cm (14.6 × 22.6 in)

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