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Raphael

Head of Pythagoras

18th century
Black and red chalk with stumping, heightened with white chalk, on blue laid paper, laid down on cream laid paper
41.7 × 32.2 cm (16.4 × 12.7 in)

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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

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