DETAILS
- Artist
- Giuseppe Maria Crespi
- Date
- 1690
- Location
- National Gallery of Art
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THE ARTIST
Giuseppe Maria Crespi
Giuseppe Maria Crespi, nicknamed "Lo Spagnuolo," was an Italian late Baroque painter renowned for his lively genre scenes and the innovative Seven Sacraments series.
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