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Jacopo Palma the Younger

Studies for Four Figures (recto); Composition Sketches for Groupings of Figures on Clouds (verso)

1600–1614
Brush with brown and white oil paint, over black chalk, on light brown paper (recto); black chalk and charcoal (verso)
40.6 × 26.1 cm (16 × 10.3 in)

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