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Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Ancient mausoleum erected for the ashes of a Roman Emperor (Mausoleo antico eretto per le ceneri d'un Imperadore Romano), from "Prima Parte di Architettura, e Prospettive"

ca. 1750
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36 × 25.2 cm (14.2 × 9.9 in)

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