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Giovanni Battista Piranesi

View of St. Peter's Basilica and Piazza in the Vatican, from Vedute di Roma (Roman Views)

ca. 1748
Etching; fourth state of seven (Hind)
52.5 × 73.5 cm (20.7 × 28.9 in)

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