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Francesco Primaticcio

Apple of Discord Thrown by Eris at the Marriage of Peleus and Thetis: Study for Fresco in the Hall of Henri II at Fountainebleau

1504–70
Red chalk, highlighted with white gouache, on beige paper
31.6 × 43.4 cm (12.4 × 17.1 in)

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