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Agostino Veneziano (Agostino dei Musi)|Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)|Giulio Romano

Venus Reclining on a Dolphin

ca. 1516
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16.5 × 25.5 cm (6.5 × 10 in)

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