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View of the fountainhead and the Grotto of Egiria outside the Porta Capena

Giovanni Battista Piranesi1760–78

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States

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Title: View of the fountainhead and the Grotto of Egiria outside the Porta Capena
Creator: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Date Created: 1760–78
Physical Dimensions: sheet: 20 5/8 x 29 13/16 in. (52.4 x 75.7 cm) plate: 15 13/16 x 27 1/8 in. (40.2 x 68.9 cm)
Type: Print
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/400195
Medium: Etching; second state of five
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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