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COPY November 23rd, 1933. William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art, 4525 Oak Street, Kansas City, Mo. [[underline]]MEMORANDUM INVOICE[[/underline]] #5571 A Painting of the Venetian 18th Century School, by Giovanni Battista TIEPOLO, (Venice 1696- Madrid 1770), - "Martyrdom of St. Sebastian". The Saint is shown to the right, tied to a tree, while soldiers aim their arrows at him; in the foreground, to the left, one of them is seen garbed in blue; to the right, a soldier is crouching on the ground, bow in hand. A number of people are gazing upon the Saint. In the background, a building and towers. In the sky are two cherubs, one of whom holds a palm. This Painting is the original study for the alterpiece in the monastery church of Diessen, on Lake Ammer. See further bibliographical reference and information in special pamphlet. Height: 21" Width: 12-1/2" Price: [[double underline]]$14,000.-[[/double underline]] (FOURTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS)
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I inserted a space between "St." and "Sebastian" even though the original has none - I thought it best for future search reasons.