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Anton Domenico Gabbiani

Saint Januarius Saving Naples from an Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. Verso: Small sketch of similar scene.

1724
Pen and brown ink over black chalk. Framing lines in pen and brown ink. Design framed in vertical, arch-top altarpiece outline
19.2 × 14 cm (7.6 × 5.5 in)

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