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The arch of Septimius Severus by Giovanni Battista Piranesi — VisualArtsDB

The arch of Septimius Severus

The arch of Septimius Severus

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Medium: Etching
Dimensions: plate: 11.5 x 27.2 cm (4 1/2 x 10 11/16 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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Italian

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The Pier with a Lamp, plate 15 from Carceri d'Invenzione

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View of St. Peter's Interior

View of St. Peter's Interior

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View of the Pantheon of Agrippa, today S. Maria ad Martyres, from Views of Rome

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The Staircase with Trophies

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The Temple of Venus and Roma (erroneously called Temple of Sol and Luna)

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Roman Prison

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Map of the Campus Martius

Map of the Campus Martius

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The Basilica of Constantine, with a Street Seen through Arches on the Left

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Remains of the so-called Temple of Apollo at Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, from Views of Rome

Remains of the so-called Temple of Apollo at Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, from Views of Rome

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