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Ferdinando Galli Bibiena

Design for a Stage Set: Semi-Circular Architectural Ruins, Fountains, and an Obelisk

1657–1743
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over graphite
23.6 × 37.6 cm (9.3 × 14.8 in)

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