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Visitors in Damascus

Painting from c 1507 of the reception of the Venetian ambassadors in Damascus.

Painting by an anonymous artist depicting the arrival of a Venetian delegation in Damascus, Syria. Cities like this were hubs of learning for travellers from the European, Asian and Arabic worlds.

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