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Leonardo Marini

Design for One Half of a Ceiling with Medaillons with Figure Sketches Inside (recto); Design for an Interior Wall Elevation (verso)

18th century
Black chalk or graphite with ruled and compass construction
35.9 × 40.7 cm (14.1 × 16 in)

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