Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

A scene of necromancy: a woman bearing a vessel, a turbaned man, and a soldier look toward a pedestal upon which a skull and limb bone are burning, a bearded male figure's face is visible behind the group, from the series 'Turns of fantasy' (Scherzi di fantasia)

ca. 1743–57
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22.7 × 18.8 cm (8.9 × 7.4 in)

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