The House with the Six-Columned Peristyle (La Maison au Péristyle de Six Colonnes)
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The House with the Six-Columned Peristyle (La Maison au Péristyle de Six Colonnes)
18th century18th century
Canaletto, aka Antonio Canale, Giovanni Antonio Canale, Italian, (1697–1768)
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Canaletto, aka Antonio Canale, Giovanni Antonio Canale, Italian, (1697–1768) . The House with the Six-Columned Peristyle (La Maison au Péristyle de Six Colonnes), 18th century. Etching. Second state. : mm (in.). DAC accession number 1942.D1.60. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1942. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: M. Johnston) .
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