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Perino del Vaga

Alexander Cutting the Gordian Knot, Study for a Fresco in the Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome

1501–47
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash highlighted with white, squared in black chalk
19 × 11.2 cm (7.5 × 4.4 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York — check current display status with the museum.

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