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Anonymous, Italian, 17th century|Guido Reni

The infant Christ asleep on a cross, his head resting on a skull, a crown of thorns and nails in the foreground, after Reni

17th century
Etching
9.5 × 13 cm (3.7 × 5.1 in)

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