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Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian
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Title: View of the front of Trajan's Column, tavola 3 from "Trofeo o sia Magnifica Colonna Coclide..." (The Trophy or Magnificent Spiral Column)
Series/Portfolio: Trofeo o sia Magnifica Colonna Coclide di marmo composta di grossi macigni ove si veggono scolpite le due guerre daciche fatte, da Trajano inalzata nel mezzo del Gran Foro eretto al medesimo imperadore per ordine del senato e popolo romano doppo i suoi trionfi; Columna Antonina
Artist:
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome)
Date: 1774–79
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 112 3/16 x 21 1/16 in. (285 x 53.5 cm) overall
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
Object Number: 41.71.1.14(4)
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