Anonymous, Italian, Roman-Bolognese, 17th century|Andrea Pozzo|Anonymous, 17th century|Hendrick Goltzius

Apollo Slaying the Python

17th century
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash with pink
19.7 × 27.6 cm (7.8 × 10.9 in)

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