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Andrea Boscoli

Martyrdom of Saint Peter

1598/99
Pen and brown ink, with brush and gray wash, over traces of black chalk, on ivory laid paper, tipped on to light blue laid paper
12.4 × 18.9 cm (4.9 × 7.4 in)

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