Illustration for a Book: Scene of Peacemaking — Giovanni Battista Tiepolo | DiscoverArt

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Illustration for a Book: Scene of Peacemaking

1696–1770

Black chalk. Horizontal and vertical centering lines ruled in faint black chalk

8.1 × 18.6 cm (3.2 × 7.3 in)

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