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Study for a Mythological Figure by Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione — VisualArtsDB

Study for a Mythological Figure

Study for a Mythological Figure

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Medium: Brown ink and brown wash on cream antique laid paper
Dimensions: actual: 20.6 x 14.6 cm (8 1/8 x 5 3/4 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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Italian

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