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Juan Carreño de Miranda

Figures of Monks

1614–85
Black chalk and soft graphite on cream paper
29.5 × 35.4 cm (11.6 × 13.9 in)

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

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