Diogenes in search of an honest man — Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Il Grechetto) | DiscoverArt

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Diogenes in search of an honest man

ca. 1645–47

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21.5 × 30.4 cm (8.5 × 12 in)

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