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Mattia Preti

Design for the Decoration of a Cupola with a Prophet, King David and Two Putti

Red chalk, pen and brown ink, brush and red wash
25.5 × 19.5 cm (10 × 7.7 in)

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

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