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Anonymous, French, 17th century

Design for the Decoration of a Ceiling with the Allegories of the Four Continents and the Signs of the Zodiac

ca. 1680-1710
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown, gray, and red wash, heightened with white, over red and black chalk
39.5 × 53 cm (15.6 × 20.9 in)

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