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Giorgio Ghisi|Teodoro Ghisi

Angelica and Medoro; the couple embracing, Medoro carving their names in the bark of a tree; Cupid holding a torch in the background

ca. 1570
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29.2 × 21.1 cm (11.5 × 8.3 in)

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