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Anonymous, Italian, Tuscan, 16th century

The Volto Santo of Lucca

16th century
Pen and dark brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk on light tan paper; squared in black chalk (with some corrections to squaring grid); framing lines in pen and dark brown ink apparently by artist
37.9 × 30.2 cm (14.9 × 11.9 in)

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