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GIOVANNI B. PIRANESI

Three etchings from the

Vedute di Roma

.

Veduta della Dogana di Terra a Piazza di Pietra

, 1753.Third state (of 6) *

Veduta degli avanzi

del Foro di Nerva

, 1757. Fourth state (of 7) *

Veduta del Tempio di Bacco

, 1758. Fourth state

(of 6).Various sizes, each with wide margins. Superb, richly-inked impressions with strong

contrasts. Hind 32, 42 and 48.

[2,000/3,000]

225

GIOVANNI B. PIRANESI

Piramide di C. Cestio

.

Etching, 1756. 390x535 mm; 15

1

/

4

x21 inches, wide margins. First state (of 3). Fleur-de-lys in

a double-circle watermark (Hind 3). From the

Vedute di Roma

.A superb impression with strong

contrasts and all the details distinct. Hind 36.

[1,200/1,800]

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