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Cherubino Alberti (Zaccaria Mattia)|Polidoro da Caravaggio

The Sacrifice of Isaac set in a landscape with a flock of sheep at left and an angel guiding Abraham's sword at upper left

1570–1615
Engraving
18.1 × 22.3 cm (7.1 × 8.8 in)

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