Study for Allegorical Figure of Prudence — Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi) | DiscoverArt

Perino del Vaga

Study for Allegorical Figure of Prudence

1501–47

Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, over traces of black chalk

25.6 × 14.1 cm (10.1 × 5.6 in)

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