Amya Petitioning Faustus for the Custody of Saint Mamas — Jean Cousin the Elder | DiscoverArt

Jean Cousin the Elder

Amya Petitioning Faustus for the Custody of Saint Mamas

ca. 1543

Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, with white gouache, over black chalk

23.5 × 32 cm (9.3 × 12.6 in)

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