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GIOVANNI B. PIRANESI
Veduta dell’Anfiteatro Flavio, detto il Colosseo
.
Etching, 1757. 440x697 mm; 17
1
/
4
x27
3
/
8
inches, wide margins. Second state (of 4), with
the price erased. From the
Vedute di Roma
. A superb, dark and evenly-printed impression
of this important etching with strong contrasts. Hind 57.
[2,500/3,500]
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GIOVANNI B. PIRANESI
Veduta dell’Anfiteatro Flavio, detto il Colosseo
.
Etching, 1776. 497x710 mm; 19
1
/
2
x28
1
/
8
inches,
1
/
2
- to 1-inch margins. First state (of 4),
before all numbers. From the
Vedute di Roma
. A brilliant, richly-inked, dark impression
with strong contrasts and no sign of wear. Hind 126.
[3,000/5,000]
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