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Veduta dell'Anfiteatro Flavio detto il Colosseo, from: 'Vedute di Roma' (Views of Rome)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1776
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
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Title:
Veduta dell'Anfiteatro Flavio detto il Colosseo, from: 'Vedute di Roma' (Views of Rome)
Creator:
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Date Created:
1776
Physical Dimensions:
Sheet: 30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm)
Type:
Print Ornament & Architecture
External Link:
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/360270
Medium:
Etching
Repository:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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