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The Lion Bas-Reliefs

Giovanni Battista Piranesi · 1720–1778

Maximum print size

47.0 × 64.0 cm · 18.5 × 25.2 in

at 300 DPI from the 5,559 × 7,566 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 18×24 inch frame.

Frame
61.0 × 91.4 cm · 24.0 × 36.0 in
Mat opening
47.0 × 64.0 cm · 18.5 × 25.2 in
Mat border, sides
7.1 cm · 2.8 in
Mat border, top and bottom
13.7 cm · 5.4 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date
published 1761
Medium
etching and engraving on laid paper
Type
Print
Size
76.7 × 53.6 cm · 30.2 × 21.1 in
Orientation
portrait
Collection
National Gallery of Art ↗

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