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Paolo Farinati

Project for the Decoration of a Spandrel: Winged Female Figure Holding a Tablet and a Crown

1524–1606
Brush and brown wash, over black chalk, on blue paper
40.1 × 28 cm (15.8 × 11 in)

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

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