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Head of an Apostle Surrounded by a Tongue of Fire and a Nimbus: Fragment of a Cartoon for a Descent of the Holy Spirit

1500–50
Brush, yellow, orange, brown, cream, and white gouache
26 × 27.7 cm (10.2 × 10.9 in)

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