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Antonio Lafreri|Enea Vico|Bartolomeo Ammanati (Ammannati)|Anonymous, Italian, 16th century

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Hercules Colossus at Padua (L'Ercole di casa Benavides a Padova)

1553
Engraving
52.8 × 40.5 cm (20.8 × 15.9 in)

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