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Carlo Maratti

Portrait of Francesca Gommi Maratti

c. 1701
Oil on canvas
123.2 × 99.4 cm (48.5 × 39.1 in)

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The sitter holds a drawing representing Venus making Cupid's weapons, symbolizing the power of love to conquer all.

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