DISCOVERART

Paolo Gerolamo Piola

Scene with Four Figures of Monks Discoursing

1666–1724
Brush and brown wash, highlighted with white, over charcoal, on blue-gray paper
12.8 × 14.9 cm (5 × 5.9 in)

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