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Hadrian's Villa: The Canopus (Avanzi del Tempio Dio Canopo nella Villa Adriana in Tivoli)

Giovanni Battista Piranesica. 1769

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Title: Hadrian's Villa: The Canopus (Avanzi del Tempio Dio Canopo nella Villa Adriana in Tivoli)
Creator: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Date Created: ca. 1769
Type: Print
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/363894
Medium: etching
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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