'Santa Maria Formosa', late 19th-early 20th century, (1925). Creator: Donald Shaw MacLaughlan.

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'Santa Maria Formosa', late 19th-early 20th century, (1925). Renaissance church in Venice, Italy, built in 1492. The name 'formosa' refers to an alleged appearance of the Virgin Mary disguised as a voluptuous woman. From Venice - Past and Present, text by Selwyn Brinton, , edited by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd., London, 1925]

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Size: 4356px × 3264px
Location: World,Europe,Italy,Veneto,Venezia,Venice
Photo credit: © The Print Collector/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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