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Marco Dente|Raphael

Eros escaping by sea using his bow to propel a boat made from his quiver with an arrow as the mast and his blindfold as the sail, a banderole above

ca. 1515–27
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12.1 × 16.4 cm (4.8 × 6.5 in)

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