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Battista Franco

Standing Virgin with Child, Two Heads at Upper Right (recto); Sketch of Steps (verso)

1530
Pen and brown ink, over black chalk (recto); pen sketch of steps (?) (verso)
12.3 × 8 cm (4.8 × 3.1 in)

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