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Plan of an imaginary ancient seat of learning
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Plan of an imaginary ancient seat of learning

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, 1720–1778 · 1750 · Etching on white paper

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Credit linePlan of an imaginary ancient seat of learning. 1750. Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, 1720–1778. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt. CC0.
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