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Allegory of the Hill of Knowledge by Leopoldo Maccari

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An image of Title/s: Drawing reduced from tracings taken from the inlaid marble pavement of Siena Cathedral during its restoration in the nineteenth century
Title/s: Allegory of the Hill of Knowledge 
Maker/s: Maccari, Leopoldo (draughtsman) [ULAN info: Italian artist, 1850-1894?]
Technique Description: pen and black ink, grey, brown, pinkish brown, yellow and black wash, over graphite on lightly squared paper 
Dimensions: height: 434 mm, width: 436 mm

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Title/s: Drawing reduced from tracings taken from the inlaid marble pavement of Siena Cathedral during its restoration in the nineteenth century Title/s: Allegory of the Hill of Knowledge Maker/s: Maccari, Leopoldo (draughtsman) [ULAN info: Italian artist, 1850-1894?] Technique Description: pen and black ink, grey, brown, pinkish brown, yellow and black wash, over graphite on lightly squared paper Dimensions: height: 434 mm, width: 436 mm

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