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Nuns at Work by Alessandro Magnasco — VisualArtsDB

Nuns at Work

Nuns at Work

Alessandro Magnasco

1700–1749

Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 20 1/8 x 28 3/8 in. (51.1 x 72.1 cm)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Styles

European Paintings

Tags

NeedleworkSpinning WheelWorkingwomenNunsInteriors

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