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Giuseppe Cades

The Dead Christ Mourned by Saint Mary Magdalen (recto); The Holy Family with an Attendant (verso)

1778–87
Pen and brown ink, on beige paper (recto); black chalk (verso)
13.2 × 16 cm (5.2 × 6.3 in)

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