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A White Bird Telling Venus of Cupid's Illness

1530/40
Engraving in warm brown ink on cream laid paper
20 × 23.5 cm (7.9 × 9.3 in)

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

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