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Jean-Léon Gérôme

Paestum

1847–51
Black, red, and white chalk, brush and brown wash, over graphite
46.6 × 60.1 cm (18.3 × 23.7 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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