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Anonymous, Italian, Roman-Bolognese, 17th century

Fantasy based on Vatican: Sistine Chapel, Loggia (identification by James S. Ackerman) (recto); A Lion (verso)

17th century
Pen and brown ink, over traces of black chalk on light tan paper
21.9 × 31.4 cm (8.6 × 12.4 in)

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