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Stefano della Bella

Theater at Modena, seen from above and filled with spectators, with a triumphal car at center and horses in formation at lower left and right, from 'La Gara delle Stagioni'

1652
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56.9 × 42.9 cm (22.4 × 16.9 in)

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