Francesco Salviati

Jupiter and Io (recto); sketch of a male figure stabbing himself in the chest (verso)

mid-16th century
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk; squared in red chalk (recto); pen and gray ink (verso)
23.6 × 17.9 cm (9.3 × 7 in)

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