Null PIRANESI. Obelisco Egizio.
Etching, 535x400 mm. Wide margins. State II/V. C…

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PIRANESI. Obelisco Egizio. Etching, 535x400 mm. Wide margins. State II/V. Contemporary Roman issue. Good condition. Beautiful etching of the Egyptian obelisk placed in Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano in 1588 by the architect Domenico Fontana at the behest of Pope Sixtus V. At 32.18 m high, it is the tallest monolithic obelisk in the world.

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PIRANESI. Obelisco Egizio. Etching, 535x400 mm. Wide margins. State II/V. Contemporary Roman issue. Good condition. Beautiful etching of the Egyptian obelisk placed in Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano in 1588 by the architect Domenico Fontana at the behest of Pope Sixtus V. At 32.18 m high, it is the tallest monolithic obelisk in the world.

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