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Stefano della Bella

Vertical Panel with a Cartouche stacked on top of a Cuirass, from: 'Ornaments or Grotesques' (Ornamenti o Grottesche)

ca. 1650–56
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16.8 × 6.6 cm (6.6 × 2.6 in)

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