“[Persepolis]” by Luigi Pesce (1850s) is a public-domain (CC0) artwork, free to view, download and reuse for any purpose. It is catalogued from the open collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

[Persepolis]

Luigi Pesce

Title	[Persepolis]
Artist	Luigi Pesce
Date	1850s 19th century
Medium	Albumen silver print from paper negative
Classification	Photographs
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Gift of Charles K. and Irma B. Wilkinson, 1977
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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