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Anonymous, Italian, 16th century

Assumption of the Virgin (Recto); Figure Sketches (Verso)

16th century
Pen and brown ink (recto); black chalk or graphite (verso)
21.9 × 17.1 cm (8.6 × 6.7 in)

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