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Orazio Samacchini|Agostino Carracci

Allegory of the Psalm of David; Misericordia seated to the left feeding four children with milk from her breast, Truth seated to the right holding an open book in her left hand and her foot resting on a globe, Justice stands behind to the left holding a pair of scales and embracing Peace who stands to the right holding a caduceus

1579
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27.5 × 21.3 cm (10.8 × 8.4 in)

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