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Anonymous, Italian, 17th century

Quarter of a Design for a Trompe L'Oeil Ceiling Decoration

17th century
Pen and brown ink, brush and red-brown and gold watercolor, over graphite underdrawing
31.3 × 16.8 cm (12.3 × 6.6 in)

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