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Giorgio Vasari

Cavalry Skirmish (recto); Architectural Sketch (verso)

1558/59
Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, over black chalk, on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper (recto), and pen and brown ink on ivory laid paper (verso)
18.3 × 26.4 cm (7.2 × 10.4 in)

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