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Niccolò Vicentino|Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola)|Ugo da Carpi

The contest between Apollo and Marysas

ca. 1540–50
Chiaroscuro woodcut from four blocks in brown; Greek text printed in red on verso
19.2 × 14.3 cm (7.6 × 5.6 in)

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