View of the rear entrance of the Basilica of S. Maria Maggiore, from Veduta di Roma (Roman Views)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian

Publisher Bouchard & Gravier Italian

ca. 1742

Not on view

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Title: View of the rear entrance of the Basilica of S. Maria Maggiore, from Veduta di Roma (Roman Views)
Series/Portfolio: Vedute di Roma
Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome)
Publisher: Bouchard & Gravier (Rome)
Date: ca. 1742
Medium: Etching; first state of five (Hind)
Dimensions: Sheet: 18 1/8 x 30 in. (46 x 76.2 cm)
Plate: 15 13/16 x 24 3/16 in. (40.2 x 61.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. David Keppel, 1960
Object Number: 60.591.3
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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