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Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Vestibule of an ancient temple... (Vestibolo d'antico Tempio...), from "Prima Parte di Architettura, e Prospettive"

ca. 1743–50
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23.8 × 35.5 cm (9.4 × 14 in)

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