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Marco Dente|Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)|Antonio Salamanca

Eros Escaping by Sea; Cupid using his bow to propel a boat made from his quiver with an arrow as the mast and his blindfold as the sail, a banderole above

ca. 1515–27
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12.9 × 17.3 cm (5.1 × 6.8 in)

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