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Antonio Tempesta|Nicolaus van Aelst

Plate 3: Abraham Taking Lot and His Family to His Own Land, from 'The Battles of the Old Testament'

ca. 1590–ca. 1610
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20 × 27.6 cm (7.9 × 10.9 in)

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