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Francesco Piranesi|Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Large plan of the entrance of the town of Pompeii, and its surrounding buildings, from "Antiquités de Pompeïa, tome premier, Antiquités de la Grande Grèce..." (Antiquities of Pompeii, volume one, Antiquities of Great Greece...), volume 1, plate 2

1804
Etching
55.5 × 80.2 cm (21.9 × 31.6 in)

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View from the street entering beneath the gateway to the city of Pompeii, with the foot paths and the shops, from "Antiquités de Pompeïa, tome premier, Antiquités de la Grande Grèce..." (Antiquities of Pompeii, volume one, Antiquities of Great Greece...), volume 1, plate 8View from the street entering beneath the gateway to the citView of the interior of the city of Pompeii, from "Antiquités de Pompeïa, tome premier, Antiquités de la Grande Grèce..." (Antiquities of Pompeii, volume one, Antiquities of Great Greece...), volume 1, plate 6View of the interior of the city of Pompeii, from "AntiquitéView opposite the entrance gate of all of the shops to the right and left of the street of the City of Pompeii, from "Antiquités de Pompeïa, tome premier, Antiquités de la Grande Grèce..." (Antiquities of Pompeii, volume one, Antiquities of Great Greece...), volume 1, plate 13View opposite the entrance gate of all of the shops to the rPrison ScenePrison SceneCross-sections, which show the different aspects of the buildings shown in the plan of Pompeii [the preceding plate], from "Antiquités de Pompeïa, tome premier, Antiquités de la Grande Grèce..." (Antiquities of Pompeii, volume one, Antiquities of Great Greece...), volume 1, plate 3Cross-sections, which show the different aspects of the buil

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