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The Smoking Fire by Giovanni Battista Piranesi — VisualArtsDB

The Smoking Fire

The Smoking Fire

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

1749–1750

Medium: Etching
Dimensions: plate: 54.1 x 40 cm (21 5/16 x 15 3/4 in.) sheet: 68.2 x 51.9 cm (26 7/8 x 20 7/16 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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View of the Ponte Salario, from Views of Rome

View of the Ponte Salario, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750

The Pantheon. Interior of the Portico.

The Pantheon. Interior of the Portico.

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

The Pier with a Lamp

The Pier with a Lamp

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750

View of other remains of the forum of Nerva

View of other remains of the forum of Nerva

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Entrance to the Villa Calle the "Sette Bassi," on the Road to Frascati

Entrance to the Villa Calle the "Sette Bassi," on the Road to Frascati

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1766

View of the Basilica of S. Maria Maggiore with its two flanking wings, from Views of Rome

View of the Basilica of S. Maria Maggiore with its two flanking wings, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1749

View of Visible Remains of the Baths of Diocletian at S. Maria degli Angeli, from Views of Rome

View of Visible Remains of the Baths of Diocletian at S. Maria degli Angeli, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1774

Ponte Lucano

Ponte Lucano

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1763

View of the Villa d'Este, Tivoli, from Views of Rome

View of the Villa d'Este, Tivoli, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1773

Tufa Block

Tufa Block

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View of a tomb on the ancient Via Cassia

View of a tomb on the ancient Via Cassia

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Interior view of the villa of Maecenas, from Views of Rome

Interior view of the villa of Maecenas, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1764