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Peter Paul Rubens

The Virgin Adored by Saints (recto); Study of the Torso Belvedere (verso)

1577–1640
Pen and brown ink (recto); red chalk (verso)
39.5 × 26 cm (15.6 × 10.2 in)

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

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