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Cornelis Massys|Anonymous, Italian, 16th century

Candelabra Grotesque with a Female Figure in a Niche and Two Sphinxes

1540 after
Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash
22.2 × 15 cm (8.7 × 5.9 in)

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