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Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778

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  • A marble tripod on a base: perspective and plan. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.
  • A marble vase sculpted with bacchic revels. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.
  • An urn. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.
  • Church and Hospital of Santo Spirito in Sassia, Rome: panoramic views. Coloured engraving by T. Bowles, 1750, after G.B. Piranesi.
  • A marble vase. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.
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    Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome: buttresses supporting the foundations. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1756.

    Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778. | Date: [1756?] | Reference: 2008568i
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    Remains of the aqueduct of the Aqua Julia, Rome: perspective and plan. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, 1756.

    Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778. | Date: 1756 | Reference: 2975236i
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    An ancient bronze tripod in the royal collection at Portici, near Naples. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, 1778, after V. Brenna.

    Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778. | Date: [1778] | Reference: 3029766i
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    Marble urns and vases, and lamps. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

    Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778. | Date: [between 1768 and 1778] | Reference: 756348i
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    Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome: the basilica, Piazza San Pietro, the colonnade, with the buildings of the Vatican and the surrounding country. Process print, ca. 1910, after G.B. Piranesi.

    Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778. | Date: [1910?] | Reference: 2995723i
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