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Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Moving the Vatican Obelisk

Domenico Fontana, Giovanni Guerra1586

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States

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Title: Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Moving the Vatican Obelisk
Creator: Natale Bonifacio|Giovanni Guerra|Domenico Fontana|Pope Sixtus V (Felice Peretti)|Bartolomeo Grassi
Date Created: 1586
Type: Print Ornament & Architecture
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/361835
Medium: Etching, printed from three plates
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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