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Cherubino Alberti

An Allegory of Truth and Justice; a naked woman in the center seated on a cloud holding a set of scales, a putto above, the Medici Coat of Arms at lower right

1628
Engraving, proof before lettering on the banderoles
36.2 × 21.1 cm (14.3 × 8.3 in)

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