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Section through the Angel’s Bridge and the Angel’s Castle (Mausoleum of Hadrian)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi1756/1756

Kunstbibliothek, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Berlin, Germany

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Title: Section through the Angel’s Bridge and the Angel’s Castle (Mausoleum of Hadrian)
Creator: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Date Created: 1756/1756
Physical Dimensions: 39.9 x 59.5 cm (plate)
Rights: © Kunstbibliothek, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz / Photo: Dietmar Katz
External Link: Kunstbibliothek, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Medium: Etching

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