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Anonymous, Italian, second half of the 16th century|Pellegrino Tibaldi

Design for a Wall Elevation with Grotesques

ca. 1540–70
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash; some stylus ruling; highlighted with white gouache; on blue paper
38.9 × 26.9 cm (15.3 × 10.6 in)

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