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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Three soldiers and a youth lying on his abdomen in a landscape, the soldiers bear armor and a flag, from the series 'The Capricci'

ca. 1740–42
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17.5 × 20.7 cm (6.9 × 8.1 in)

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