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Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Cornice and column from the Temple of Fortuna Virilis (Tempio della Fortuna Virile), from 'Le Antichità Romane'

1756
Etching
51.8 × 37.7 cm (20.4 × 14.8 in)

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