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A marble tripod on a base: perspective and plan. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

A marble vase sculpted with bacchic revels. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

An urn. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

Church and Hospital of Santo Spirito in Sassia, Rome: panoramic views. Coloured engraving by T. Bowles, 1750, after G.B. Piranesi.

A marble vase. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

Saint Helen: the mausoleum of Saint Helena in Rome. Engraving by G.B. Piranesi.

A terracotta urn. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

A large marble vase on a porphyry pedestal. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

Two bronze lamps. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome: buttresses supporting the foundations. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1756.

Remains of the aqueduct of the Aqua Julia, Rome: perspective and plan. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, 1756.

An ancient bronze tripod in the royal collection at Portici, near Naples. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, 1778, after V. Brenna.

Marble urns and vases, and lamps. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome: the basilica, Piazza San Pietro, the colonnade, with the buildings of the Vatican and the surrounding country. Process print, ca. 1910, after G.B. Piranesi.

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Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778

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Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome: buttresses supporting the foundations. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1756.

Remains of the aqueduct of the Aqua Julia, Rome: perspective and plan. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, 1756.

An ancient bronze tripod in the royal collection at Portici, near Naples. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, 1778, after V. Brenna.

Marble urns and vases, and lamps. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome: the basilica, Piazza San Pietro, the colonnade, with the buildings of the Vatican and the surrounding country. Process print, ca. 1910, after G.B. Piranesi.