A Martyr Saint Reading — Gaetano Gandolfi | DiscoverArt

Gaetano Gandolfi

A Martyr Saint Reading

1734–1802

Pen and brown ink, brush and wash

25.7 × 18.4 cm (10.1 × 7.2 in)

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