Ancient Altar on which sacrifices were performed in antiquity, surrounded by other ruins (Ara antica sopra la quale si facevano anticamente i sagrifizi, con altre ruine all'intorno)

Giovanni Battista Piranesica. 1750

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Title: Ancient Altar on which sacrifices were performed in antiquity, surrounded by other ruins (Ara antica sopra la quale si facevano anticamente i sagrifizi, con altre ruine all'intorno)
Creator: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Date Created: ca. 1750
Physical Dimensions: Plate: 9 1/2 × 13 3/4 in. (24.2 × 34.9 cm) Sheet: 13 1/4 × 19 7/16 in. (33.7 × 49.3 cm)
Type: Print
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/365468
Medium: Etching
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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