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The Arch with a Shell Ornament by Giovanni Battista Piranesi — VisualArtsDB

The Arch with a Shell Ornament

The Arch with a Shell Ornament

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Medium: Etching
Dimensions: plate: 40.8 x 55.1 cm (16 1/16 x 21 11/16 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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