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Lamb Bound to Shephard's Crook (recto); Seated Academic Male Nude, From Back, Turning Right (verso)
School of Giovanni Battista Piazzetta Italian, 1682-1754

Pastoral Scene
Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (Italian, 1682–1754)

The Beggar Boy (The Young Pilgrim)
Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (Italian, 1682–1754)

Giacomo Feeding a Dog
Giovanni Battista Piazzetta Italian, 1682-1754

View of Ponte Lugano on the Anio, from Views of Rome
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778) published by Francesco (Italian, 1758-1810) and Pietro Piranesi (Italian, born 1758/9)

Villa Pamphili outside Porta S. Pancrazio, from Views of Rome
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778) published by Francesco (Italian, 1758-1810) and Pietro Piranesi (Italian, born 1758/9)

Portrait of Marshal von der Schulenburg
Giovanni Battista Piazzetta Italian, 1682-1754

A Young Boy Wearing a Plumed Hat, and a Young Girl
Giovanni Battista Piazzetta Italian, 1682-1754

Portrait of a Young Man Holding a Sword
Giovanni Battista Piazzetta Italian, 1682-1754

A Portrait of Ferdinand Ludwig, Count von Oeynhausen-Schulenburg
Giovanni Battista Piazzetta Italian, 1682-1754

Portrait of a Young Boy
Giovanni Battista Piazzetta Italian, 1682-1754

Portrait of a Man
Giovanni Battista Piazzetta Italian, 1682-1754

Portrait of Sophie Juliane von der Schulenburg
Giovanni Battista Piazzetta Italian, 1682-1754

Portrait of a Young Woman
Giovanni Battista Piazzetta Italian, 1682-1754

Portrait of a Gondolier
Giovanni Battista Piazzetta Italian, 1682-1754

Bust of Giovanni Battista de Luca
Bernardo Fioriti (Bernardino or Focoso; Italian, active 1643–1674)

Saint Paul
After Giovanni Battista Piazzetta Italian, 1682-1754

Armida Encounters the Sleeping Rinaldo
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696–1770)

Sketches for an Altar with Saint Margaret of Cortona, Saint Sebastian and Saint Roch (recto); Two Sketches for an Altar (verso)
Giovanni Battista Piazzetta Italian, 1682-1754

Rinaldo and the Magus of Ascalon
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696–1770)