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Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola)|Anton Maria Zanetti the Elder

Woman Seated in Room (Melancholy)

1726
Chiaroscuro woodcut printed from two blocks in blue and black, with gold border and watercolor frame
17.9 × 10.6 cm (7 × 4.2 in)

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