Imaginary Landscape with Classical Ruins — Carlo Fantaccini | DiscoverArt

Carlo Fantaccini

Imaginary Landscape with Classical Ruins

1700–50

Point of a brush and gray wash, over graphite; framing lines in pen and brown ink and bronze paint

14.5 × 14.5 cm (5.7 × 5.7 in)

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