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The Monumnental Tablet, from the Grotteschi by Giovanni Battista Piranesi — VisualArtsDB

The Monumnental Tablet, from the Grotteschi

The Monumnental Tablet, from the Grotteschi

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

1747–1749

Medium: Etching, engraving, and drypoint on off-white paper
Dimensions: Plate: 39.1 × 53.8 cm (15 7/16 × 21 3/16 in.); Sheet: 47.3 × 68.9 cm (18 5/8 × 27 3/16 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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