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Anonymous, Italian, 17th century

Design for a Chapel or Niche (Recto); Design for Decoration with Putto Head and Rinceau (Verso)

17th century
Point of brush and gray ink, over graphite underdrawing and ruled construction (recto); Black chalk, pen and brown ink (putto head and wings)
19.5 × 27 cm (7.7 × 10.6 in)

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