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Francesco Vanni

Cardinal Paolo Sfondrato Kneeling Before Saint Cecilia, Accompanied by other Saints

1563–1610
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk
14.2 × 21.1 cm (5.6 × 8.3 in)

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

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