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Giovanni Larciani

Architectural Fantasy: Temple-like Building with Colonnades, a Monumental Staircase, and a Burnt Offering (Sacrifice) in the Foreground

18th century
Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, over traces of graphite?, on light tan laid paper
22.2 × 28.5 cm (8.7 × 11.2 in)

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