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Moncalvo

The Discovery of the True Cross

1568–1625
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over slight traces of black chalk
16.5 × 21.4 cm (6.5 × 8.4 in)

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

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