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S. Maria Maggiore with the Obelisk in the Piazza Del'Esquilino

Original TitleVeduta della Facciata di dietro della Basilica di S. Maria Maggiore

Printmaker Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778)

Date1749

Mediumetching

DimensionsEtching: 15 3/4 × 24 1/8 in. (40 × 61.3 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

DepartmentPrints

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Accession Number1924.172

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Not on Display

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