Capriccio: A Palace with a Courtyard by the Lagoon
c. 1750–55
pen and brown ink and brush and gray and black washes over traces of graphite (?); framing lines in pen and brown and black ink
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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of July 2026
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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
The round building in the distance, across the lagoon, is reminiscent of the Pantheon—a former Roman temple located in Rome.
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