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Georg Pencz

Cephalus and Procris: Procris turns her head over her right shoulder while seated nude in a thicket, Cephalus draws an arrow with a bow beyond, from a series of four mythological scenes

1539
Engraving
11.9 × 7.6 cm (4.7 × 3 in)

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