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Vittorio Maria Bigari

Allegory of History, with Time

1761
Black chalk, stumped, highlighted with white chalk, on dark blue paper
53.5 × 42.5 cm (21.1 × 16.7 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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