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Fragment of a Lion Bas-Relief (verso)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

1754

chalk

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Romanticism 18th Century

Dominant colour

Fragment of a Lion Bas-Relief (verso) is a 1754 chalk by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
When & what style?: 1754 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

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Giovanni Battista (or Giambattista) Piranesi (Italian pronunciation: ; also known as simply Piranesi; 4 October 1720 – 9 November 1778) was an Italian classical archaeologist, architect, and artist, famous for his…

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