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Anonymous, Italian, Roman-Bolognese, 17th century

Hercules, Nessus the Centaur, and Deianeira, from "The Labors of Hercules"

17th century
Pen and brown ink over black chalk on light tan paper
21 × 14.6 cm (8.3 × 5.7 in)

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