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Michelangelo Colonna

Cartouche in the Form of a Horned Monster's Head in Near Profile View.

1604–87
Pen and brown ink, over traces of graphite
17.1 × 10.5 cm (6.7 × 4.1 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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