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The Pyramid of Caius Cestius from the series Views of Rome
The Pyramid of Caius Cestius from the series Views of Rome
The Pyramid of Caius Cestius from the series Views of Rome

The Pyramid of Caius Cestius from the series Views of Rome

Artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778)
Datec. 1746
MediumEtching on paper
DimensionsImage: 40.8 x 54.7 cm (16 1/16 x 21 9/16 in.)
Sheet: 51.6 x 69.3 cm (20 5/16 x 27 5/16 in.)
ClassificationsPrint
Credit LineGift of the Class of 1951
Object number81.030.007
Collections
Exhibition History- Piranesi: Architecture of the Eye and Mind, 02/25/2006-07/27/2006, Zimmerli Art Museum, 1937 Gallery

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