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Carlo Cignani

Sleeping Christ Child Holding Cross

n.d.
Black chalk, with stumping, on cream laid paper, laid down on cream wove board
13 × 13.9 cm (5.1 × 5.5 in)

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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

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