Possible Design for a Title Page, Fortunato Duranti, Italian, 1787 - 1863, Graphite, impressed lines on paper, Two small girls sit upon the base of a monument and sing, one playing the harp, the other the guitar. The latter sits upon a cushion. A figure - bearded head and the bust-like body of a herma - stands in the center, above, on a high pedestal, bearing the inscription: 'IL CANTO AR / MONICO DELLA VIRTV.' Framing line., Rome, Italy, 1820–1850, Drawing

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