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Cherubino Alberti (Zaccaria Mattia)|Antonio Caranzano|Polidoro da Caravaggio

The Expulsion of Adam and Eve with an angel wielding a sword behind them

1591
Engraving (reverse copy)
21.5 × 15.5 cm (8.5 × 6.1 in)

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