“I would need a loan to paint Caligula.”
Mi gh’averia bisogn de lé… per fa el Caligola
Trattoria della Coppa, Ponte Vetere di Milano, 1880
Francesco Filippini, Francesco Filippini il dossier di uno splendido pittore https://www.stilearte.it/francesco-filippini-il-dossier-uno-splendido-pittore-morto-a-42-anni-di-tisi/, Stilarte.it, November 4, 2015.
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