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I chose this painting because it illustrates Piranesi’s work; documenting the remains of ancient Roman architecture (despite their state of neglect-> broken pieces ).
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He paints the crumbling structures while they are still being used; The People live around them and worship them.
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I chose it to point out the layout; This small paragraph would have easily fit on one page, but the author decided to spread it over two pages.