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Perino del Vaga

Two Standing Male Figures

1501–47
Pen and dark brown ink, brush and brown wash, highlighted with white gouache, over traces of black chalk, on brownish paper
20.8 × 18.6 cm (8.2 × 7.3 in)

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

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