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Anonymous, Italian, 16th to early 17th century|Marco Dente

Woman returning from a hunt carrying a boar in her left hand and a stick on her right shoulder to which a hare and two ducks are tied

ca. 1515–1600
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16 × 11.8 cm (6.3 × 4.6 in)

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