Giovanni de' Vecchi

Design for a Wall Decoration: Representations of the Ascension and of the Conversion of the Ethiopian Eunuch

ca. 1600
Pen and brown ink, over black chalk (architectural elements); red chalk, pen and brown ink, traces of black chalk (narrative scenes)
31.3 × 54.4 cm (12.3 × 21.4 in)

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