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Pietro Testa

The prodigal son seated at the base of a tree among swine, his gaze directed upward and his hands folded at his chest, surrounded by a wooded landscape and a pigsty

ca. 1640–50
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20.6 × 30.5 cm (8.1 × 12 in)

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