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Ugo da Carpi|Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)|Giulio Romano

Hercules and the Nemean Lion

ca. 1517–18
Chiaroscuro woodcut from two blocks in pale green
29.8 × 21.8 cm (11.7 × 8.6 in)

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