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Pedestal and base of Trajan's column by Giovanni Battista Piranesi — VisualArtsDB

Pedestal and base of Trajan's column

Pedestal and base of Trajan's column

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Medium: Etching
Dimensions: plate: 59 x 83.5 cm (23 1/4 x 32 7/8 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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