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Pietro Testa

The Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple (recto); Another Design for the Same Composition (verso)

1612–50
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, on beige paper (recto); pen and brown ink (verso).
36.7 × 26.2 cm (14.4 × 10.3 in)

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