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Fantasy of a Façade with Bizarre Ornaments

Giovanni Battista Piranesi · 1720–1778

Maximum print size

47.5 × 59.9 cm · 18.7 × 23.6 in

at 300 DPI from the 5,612 × 7,094 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 16×20 inch frame.

Frame: 61.0 × 91.4 cm · 24.0 × 36.0 in
Mat opening: 47.5 × 59.9 cm · 18.7 × 23.6 in
Mat border, sides: 6.9 cm · 2.7 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 15.7 cm · 6.2 in

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Details

Date: 1764/1766
Medium: pen and dark brown ink with brown wash over black chalk on laid paper
Type: Drawing
Size: 60.1 × 47.2 cm · 23.7 × 18.6 in
Orientation: portrait
Collection: National Gallery of Art ↗