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Views of the Aurelian Wall at Rome
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Views of the Aurelian Wall at Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi · c. 1756 - c. 1757 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Sheet with two representations of the Aurelian Wall. Top: view of the wall and the different stone layers. Numbered top left: Plate VIII. Numbered top right: Fig. 1. Explanatory list with letters in lower margin. Bottom: view of the wall with an arcade and reinforcing towers. Numbered top right: Fig. II. Explanatory list with letters bottom right.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printcity-wallsarcade ~ architectureAureliaanse muur
Credit lineGezichten op de Aureliaanse Muur te Rome. c. 1756 - c. 1757. Giovanni Battista Piranesi. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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