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Plate 3: 'Ancient mausoleum erected for the ashes of a Roman emperor' (Mausoleo antico eretto per le ceneri d'un imperadore romano), from the series 'Part one of architecture and perspectives: drawn and etched by Gio. Batt'a Piranesi, Venetian Architect: dedicated to Nicola Giobbe' (Prima parte di Architetture, e prospettive inventate, ed incise da Gio. Batt'a Piranesi Architetto Veneziano dedicate al Sig. Nicola Giobbe)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi1743

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  • Title: Plate 3: 'Ancient mausoleum erected for the ashes of a Roman emperor' (Mausoleo antico eretto per le ceneri d'un imperadore romano), from the series 'Part one of architecture and perspectives: drawn and etched by Gio. Batt'a Piranesi, Venetian Architect: dedicated to Nicola Giobbe' (Prima parte di Architetture, e prospettive inventate, ed incise da Gio. Batt'a Piranesi Architetto Veneziano dedicate al Sig. Nicola Giobbe)
  • Creator: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
  • Date Created: 1743
  • Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 15 5/16 x 10 1/8 in. (38.9 x 25.7 cm)
  • Type: Print
  • External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/416032
  • Medium: Etching
  • Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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