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Anonymous, French, School of Fontainebleau, 16th century

The Metamorphosis of Syrinx

ca. 1550–75
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk, squared in black chalk
54.3 × 40.3 cm (21.4 × 15.9 in)

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