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Capriccio with a Square Tower and Two Houses by Francesco Guardi — VisualArtsDB

Capriccio with a Square Tower and Two Houses

Capriccio with a Square Tower and Two Houses

Francesco Guardi

1700–1800

Medium: Oil on paper, laid down on Masonite
Dimensions: 2 1/4 x 3 3/8 in. (5.7 x 8.6 cm)
Genre: Painting
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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