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Francesco Salviati

Saint John the Evangelist (recto; Cartoon for a Fresco); Saint Mark (verso; Cartoon for a Fresco)

1548–49
(Recto and verso) Charcoal, highlighted with white chalk, on blue paper; outlines heavily stylus-incised on recto, and partly so on verso
51.9 × 24.4 cm (20.4 × 9.6 in)

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