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Alessandro Casolani

Sketches of Two Putti, One Holding Hand of Dead Christ (recto); Torso and Legs of Kneeling Figure (verso)

n.d.
Black chalk, heightened with touches of white chalk (recto and verso), on blue laid paper
24 × 30.9 cm (9.4 × 12.2 in)

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