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Pietro Testa|François Collignon

An allegory of painting, who as an child in the centre left draws on a tablet, surrounded by figures, many of whom are drawing

1650–1700
Etching
27.4 × 32.2 cm (10.8 × 12.7 in)

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

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