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Figures amid Roman Ruins

c. 1767-1770
Attributed to Gianfrancesco Costa (Italian, 1711–1772)
A little-known etcher, Gianfrancesco Costa created a series of prints of views outside the city of Venice, portraying the villas of Venetian nobles built along the Brenta River. He is also credited with producing a series of unsigned capricci scenes, one of which is shown here.

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