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The Pier with Chains by Giovanni Battista Piranesi — VisualArtsDB

The Pier with Chains

The Pier with Chains

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

1749–1750

Medium: Etching
Dimensions: plate: 40.2 x 54.5 cm (15 13/16 x 21 7/16 in.) sheet: 51.9 x 67.6 cm (20 7/16 x 26 5/8 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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