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Angiolo Falconetto|Parmigianino

A Nereid Riding a Sea Centaur Accompanied by Other Sea Creatures

ca. 1540–60
Etching with drypoint; first state of two
22.6 × 30.8 cm (8.9 × 12.1 in)

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