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Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Arch of Galienus. 1. Façade od the Church of S. Vito (Arco di Galieno. 1. Facciata della Chiesa di S. Vito), from "Alcune Vedute di Archi Trionfali ed altri monumenti inalzati da Romani parte di quali se veggono in Roma e parte per l'Italia"

ca. 1748
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13.3 × 27.2 cm (5.2 × 10.7 in)

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