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Two capitals in the Santa Constanza in Rome
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Two capitals in the Santa Constanza in 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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Two Corinthian capitals in the Santa Constanza, a church in Rome built as a mausoleum for the daughter of Constantine the Great. Other ancient remains lie next to it on the ground. Numbered top right: Vol. II XXIII. Caption and explanatory list with letters in lower margin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printmausoleumCorinthian order ~ architectureSanta Constanza
Credit lineTwee kapitelen in de Santa Constanza te Rome. c. 1756 - c. 1757. Giovanni Battista Piranesi. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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