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Cesare Nebbia

The Contest Between Athena and Poseidon for the Possession of Athens

1570s
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of leadpoint or black chalk; squared in red chalk. Traces of framing lines in pen and darker brown ink
25.9 × 26.4 cm (10.2 × 10.4 in)

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