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Cherubino Alberti (Zaccaria Mattia)|Polidoro da Caravaggio

Neptune standing in a niche holding a trident in his left hand, foliage in his right

1570–1615
Engraving; second state of two (Bartsch)
20.1 × 11 cm (7.9 × 4.3 in)

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