The Carnival of Venice, Martin Engelbrecht, German, 1684–1756, Engraving, brush and watercolor on white paper, Horizontal rectangle. Scene made up of 6 cards, the frontmost 5 cards with cutouts that allow a view of the scene beyond when aligned, the last card with no cutout. Palace of the Doges on right, library on left. Also the campanile of St. Marks, the Mint, and a church in background. Groups of costumed male and female figures dance in a street square framed by two columns in foreground, musicians play instruments at foreground in right. A dog leaps in foreground at left., Augsburg, Germany, 1730–50, toys & games, Peep-show, Peep-show
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Carnival, Venice, Martin Engelbrecht, German, 1684–1756, Engraving, brush, watercolor, white paper, Horizontal rectangle, Scene, up, 6 cards, frontmost 5 cards, cutouts, allow, view, scene beyond, aligned, last card, no cutout, Palace, Doges, right, library, left, campanile, St, Marks, Mint, church, background, Groups, costumed male, female figures dance, street square framed, two columns, foreground, musicians play instruments, foreground, right, dog leaps, foreground, left, Augsburg, Germany, 1730–50, toys & games, Peep-, Peep-
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