Pendant painting

A pendant painting is one of two paintings intended as a pair. Typically, pendant paintings are related thematically to each other and are hung beside each other.

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Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome
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Modern Rome
A pair of pendants by Giovanni Paolo Panini (1691-1765). They are hung in on the same wall in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, separated by several other paintings.

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