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Andrea Boscoli

Saints Peter and Paul Disputing with Simon Magus before Nero (recto); Five Scenes from the Story of Moses (verso)

c. 1580
Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk (recto), and pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash (verso), on ivory laid paper
19.3 × 24.9 cm (7.6 × 9.8 in)

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