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Base of the Column of Marcus Aurelius (Stylobata columnae cochliodis Imp. Caes. M. Aurelii Antonini Pii ...)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

European Art

MEDIUM Etching
DATES n.d.
DIMENSIONS sheet: 13 1/16 x 17 3/8 in. (33.2 x 44.2 cm) image: 7 5/8 x 11 1/2 in. (19.4 x 29.2 cm)
SIGNATURE Signed in plate: "Piranese, F."
INSCRIPTIONS "Stylobata columnae cochliodis Imp Caes M Aurelii Antonini Pii, ex Cavaleno, qui sic ait fuisse antequam a Sixto V. P. M innovaretur vide indicem ruinar. num. 34"; verso lower left: "53660"; lower right inside image: "No"
COLLECTIONS European Art
ACCESSION NUMBER X1042.131.4
CREDIT LINE Brooklyn Museum Collection
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
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