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Antonio da Trento|Parmigianino

Young Saint John the Baptist in the desert, a lamb at his side

ca. 1527–30
Chiaroscuro woodcut printed from two blocks in brown ink, third state of three
11.2 × 11.3 cm (4.4 × 4.4 in)

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