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The Capitol and the Steps of S. Maria in Araceli by Giovanni Battista Piranesi — VisualArtsDB

The Capitol and the Steps of S. Maria in Araceli

The Capitol and the Steps of S. Maria in Araceli

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Medium: Etching
Dimensions: image: 38.5 × 54.2 cm (15 3/16 × 21 5/16 in.) plate: 40.5 × 54.8 cm (15 15/16 × 21 9/16 in.) sheet: 54 × 78.9 cm (21 1/4 × 31 1/16 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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