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Giulio Carpioni

(R.)Figure Studies: Standing Nude Figure, Putti, and a Man's Head (V.) Figure Studies: A Flying and a Standing Man

1613–78
Red chalk (recto and verso)
27.7 × 19.5 cm (10.9 × 7.7 in)

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