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Etienne DuPérac

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Longitudinal Section Showing the Interior of Saint Peter's Basilica as Conceived by Michelangelo (Published in 1569)

1551, 1558–61
Etching with engraving
33.7 × 47.6 cm (13.3 × 18.7 in)

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