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Sacrificial Offering in a Temple

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Cleveland Museum of Art

Brown and sepia drawing on beige paper with brown border. The drawing depicts a scene with many people, some wearing togas; a temple-like structure with columns in background. People on steps on left; figures on right; one on far right appears to be holding a staff. Several figures are gathered around a figure on ground in center; one figure appears to be on fire. There are plants on either side; cloudy sky with dark curved line; signature in bottom right corner.

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603 × 893 px
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