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Study of a Venetian Capital by John Ruskin — VisualArtsDB

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Study of a Venetian Capital

Study of a Venetian Capital

Study of a Venetian Capital

1852

Medium: Brown and black ink, blue-gray wash, and graphite on cream wove paper
Dimensions: irregular: 14.2 x 11.5 cm (5 9/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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