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Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Ruins of an ancient tomb in front of ruins of an ancient aqueduct (Ruine di Sepolcro antico posto dinanzi ad altre ruine d'un Aquedotto), from "Prima Parte di Architettura, e Prospettive"

ca. 1750
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36.9 × 24.4 cm (14.5 × 9.6 in)

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