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Giovanni Battista Piranesi

The ancient Capitol ascended by approximately one hundred steps... (Campidoglio antico a cui si ascendeva per circa cento gradini...), from "Prima Parte di Architettura, e Prospettive"

ca. 1750
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23.7 × 36.1 cm (9.3 × 14.2 in)

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