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Pietro Testa

Bacchante

1642/44
Graphite on tan laid paper, laid down on cream laid paper
32.3 × 59.8 cm (12.7 × 23.5 in)

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

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