St. Gregory Dictating His Homilies to a Secretary — Carle (Charles André) Vanloo | DiscoverArt

Carle (Charles André) Vanloo

St. Gregory Dictating His Homilies to a Secretary

18th century

Pen and brown ink, brush and brown and gray wash over graphite.

21.9 × 13 cm (8.6 × 5.1 in)

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