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Giovanni Guerra

Design for a Wall Decoration with the Coat of Arms of the Borghese Family.

1590–1618
Pen and dark brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of leadpoint or black chalk
27.8 × 21.2 cm (10.9 × 8.3 in)

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