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Annibale Carracci

The Virgin and Child Resting Outside a City Gate

1560–1609
Pen and brown ink, brush with traces of brown wash, on light brown beige paper; traces of framing outlines in pen and brown ink
18.8 × 21.6 cm (7.4 × 8.5 in)

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

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