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Polifilo Giancarli|Anonymous, Italian, Venetian, 17th century

Horizontal Panel Design with a Man fighting a Sphinx and a Fantastical Creature Interspersed between Acanthus Rinceaux

17th century (first half)
Pen and brown ink over leadpoint
18.3 × 26.4 cm (7.2 × 10.4 in)

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