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The Triumphal Arch of Constantine
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Rome’s Pantheon Magnificent Story
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The Three Graces: the Neoclassical marble sculpture of Antonio Canova
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Apollo and Daphne “Meraviglie”
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Michelangelo’s Moses: a triumph of the Italian Renaissance
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La Pieta: Michelangelo’s First and Unique Roman Masterpiece
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The Statue of Laocoon and His Sons: A Marble Masterpiece found in 1506
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The Nile River in Africa and Its Relation to the Four Rivers Fountain of Rome
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