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Towers which Fortify the Wall by Giovanni Battista Piranesi — VisualArtsDB

Towers which Fortify the Wall

Towers which Fortify the Wall

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Medium: Etching
Dimensions: plate: 13 x 19.5 cm (5 1/8 x 7 11/16 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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