Ruins of a Basilica or Mausoleum — Giovanni Paolo Panini | DiscoverArt

Giovanni Paolo Panini

Ruins of a Basilica or Mausoleum

1691–1765

Pen and ink, brush and brown and gray wash

31 × 20.6 cm (12.2 × 8.1 in)

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