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Column of Marcus Aurelius and remains of the Temple of Hadrian at Rome
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Column of Marcus Aurelius and remains of the Temple of Hadrian 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 Roman buildings. Top: the column of Marcus Aurelius on Piazza Colonna. Right Palazzo Chigi and the fountain designed by Giacomo della Porta. Numbered top left: Plate XIII. Numbered top right: Fig. I. Title and explanatory text with letters bottom left. Bottom: Piazza di Pietra with the eleven preserved columns of the Temple of Hadrian. The columns were incorporated into a new building in the seventeenth century. Numbered top right: Fig. II. Title and explanatory list with letters in lower margin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineZuil van Marcus Aurelius en restanten van de Tempel van Hadrianus te Rome. c. 1756 - c. 1757. Giovanni Battista Piranesi. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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