Regional Costumes - Tuscany - Original watercolors of regional costumes and gallant scenes Set of 6 watercolors of different sizes, 245 x 175 the smallest, 355 x 250 mm the two largest. The latter depict a woman in popular dress titled "Tuscany," the second depicts "Stenterello," a traditional mask of Florence. The four smaller watercolors depict gallant scenes with pairs of figures again in carnival dress or perhaps proper to Florentine theater. In the lower right-hand corner reads a signature, M. Faini (?).

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