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Sebastiano del Piombo

The Christ Child and Saint John the Baptist

1485–1547
Black and some white chalk, on blue paper
8.6 × 11.5 cm (3.4 × 4.5 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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