Greed Breaks the Bag ("La codicia rompe el saco") — Leonardo Alenza y Nieto | DiscoverArt

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto

Greed Breaks the Bag ("La codicia rompe el saco")

1807–45

Pen and dark brown ink on off-white paper. Composition outlined with pen and dark brown ink on all sides

18.6 × 13 cm (7.3 × 5.1 in)

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