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Francesco Vanni

The Virgin Protectress of the City of Siena

1588
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk, on light brown paper
20.8 × 27.3 cm (8.2 × 10.7 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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