Giovanni Battista Naldini, Mercury and Aglauros. Horvitz Collection, Beverly farms
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| Function: First Finished Design | |
| The result of the two previous stages was a first finished design for the composition. At this point the artist fixed his inventions in an overall drawing. Many details, however, were still undefined at this point: physiognomies, details of dress and architecture, and other decorative motifs. |
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Giovanni Battista Naldini, Mercury and Aglauros. Horvitz Collection, Beverly farms |
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