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Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola)|Master F. P.

St. John the Evangelist, striding in three-quarter view toward the left and holding a chalice with snakes in his right hand, an eagle stands behind his right leg

16th century
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11.9 × 6.6 cm (4.7 × 2.6 in)

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