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Decorative Capriccio with Skeletons by Giovanni Battista Piranesi — VisualArtsDB

Decorative Capriccio with Skeletons

Decorative Capriccio with Skeletons

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

1750

Medium: Etching
Dimensions: 15 1/4 x 21 1/4 in. (38.74 x 53.98 cm) (plate) 23 x 32 in. (58.42 x 81.28 cm) (sheet)
Genre: Print
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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