Study for a Ceiling with the Personification of Counsel — Giovanni Battista Tiepolo | DiscoverArt

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Study for a Ceiling with the Personification of Counsel

before c. 1762

oil on canvas

27 × 49 cm (10.6 × 19.3 in)

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