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Annibale Carracci

Crawling Male Figure (Study for Cacus)

1593
Charcoal or soft black chalk, highlighted with traces of white chalk, on blue-gray paper faded light brown
38.5 × 49.9 cm (15.2 × 19.6 in)

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