Capriccio with Roman Ruins, 18th century, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over graphite; framing outlines in pen and brown ink drawn by the artist; sheet glued onto secondary paper support, sheet: 10 7/8 x 15 3/4 in. (27.6 x 40 cm), Drawings, Francesco Guardi (Italian, Venice 1712–1793 Venice), While the idyllic, imaginary subject matter of this large composition is typical of Venetian paintings, drawings, and prints of the mid- to late eighteenth century, it is Guardi's realization of such drawings that ranks them as great feats of artistic virtuosity
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Capriccio, Roman Ruins, 18th century, Pen, brown ink, brush, wash, graphite, framing outlines, pen, ink drawn, artist, sheet glued, secondary paper support, sheet, 10 7/8 x 15 3/4, 27.6 40 cm, Drawings, Francesco Guardi, Italian, Venice, 1712–1793, idyllic, imaginary subject matter, large composition, typical, Venetian paintings, drawings, prints, mid, late eighteenth, century, Guardi, realization, ranks, great feats, artistic virtuosity
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