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Baldassarre Franceschini

Allegorical Figure of Purity with a Unicorn (recto); Study for Drapery (verso)

1650
Red chalk, highlighted with white chalk, on thick beige paper (recto); study for drapery in red chalk (verso)
29.9 × 21.8 cm (11.8 × 8.6 in)

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