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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Three figures and a snake coiled around a staff, surrounded by a landscape, the central figure rests his left hand on a shield and leans toward a bearded figure holding a book, from the series 'The Capricci'

18th century
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13.1 × 17.3 cm (5.2 × 6.8 in)

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