Not Casanova

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Ed Mostly

sherry_0003One of the many extravagant and dramatic monuments in Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari in Venice. This one’s for the sculptor Canova (not Casanova, another famous Venetian) and his heart’s buried here. The monument is a large plain pyramid and the entrance door is half ajar, giving a glimpse of further blackness beyond…

Pilot V7 pen and water-brush with Lexington grey ink,  A4

About Ed Mostly

Enthusiastic daily sketcher based in Bath Uk
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