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Monumental Facade
Monumental Facade

Monumental Facade

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778)
about 1747–50
Medium/TechniquePen and brown ink and wash over red chalk on white paper
DimensionsSheet: 16.3 x 22.6 cm (6 7/16 x 8 7/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Goodspeed's Bookshop
Accession numberM26427
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDrawings
Provenance1917, gift of Charles Goodspeed's Bookshop, Boston to the MFA. (Acquisition Date: May 1917)
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Image Not Available for [One of] 120 Ornamental Designs
[One of] 120 Ornamental Designs
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About 1600–20
Image Not Available for [One of] 120 Ornamental Designs
[One of] 120 Ornamental Designs
Unidentified artist, Italian, 17th century
About 1600–20