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Leila Rosen, English Educator & Aesthetic Realism Associate

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Italy, 2012

Il Duomo, Florence
Holy Saturday, 2012
Santa Croce, Florence
Santa Croce, Florence
Small canal, Venice
Small Canal in Venice
Santa Maria Formosa, Venice
Santa Maria Formosa, Venice
Small cafe, Venice
Small cafe, Venice
Ghiberti Doors
Ghiberti’s Doors on Il Duomo
Gondola, Venice
Gondola, Venice
Grand Canal, Venice
Grand Canal, Venice

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