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Augustin Braun|Sebastiaen Vrancx

The Prodigal Son Squanders his Fortune with Prostitutes

late 16th–mid-17th century
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash
20.7 × 17.6 cm (8.1 × 6.9 in)

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