Anonymous, Italian, Roman-Bolognese, 17th century
Venus and Adonis
17th century
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk on light tan paper. Framing outline in brown ink. Trace of blue ink framing outline along left edge
19.9 × 20 cm (7.8 × 7.9 in)
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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026
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