Putto with Club of Hercules
1575/78
Red chalk with brush and red chalk wash, on buff laid paper, laid down on cream laid paper
19 × 12.9 cm (7.5 × 5.1 in)
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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