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Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Fountain Figures

1600-1699
Pen and brown ink on brown laid paper, tipped onto cream laid paper
11.8 × 25 cm (4.6 × 9.8 in)

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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

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