Study after the Belvedere Torso — Cavaliere d'Arpino (Giuseppe Cesari) | DiscoverArt

Cavaliere d'Arpino

Study after the Belvedere Torso

ca. 1585

Red chalk

25.2 × 19.1 cm (9.9 × 7.5 in)

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