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Part of the enclosure of a pyre
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Part of the enclosure of a pyre

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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Section of a part of a large wall that stood around the area of a pyre (Ustrinum). Numbered top left: Vol. III. Numbered top right: IV. Explanatory text with letters in lower margin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printfence, wall, palingbody-burning, cremationItaly
Credit lineGedeelte van de ommuring van een brandstapel. c. 1756 - c. 1757. Giovanni Battista Piranesi. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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