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Melchior Bocksberger

A Nightmare

after 1573
Brush and white gouache on cream laid paper prepared with a black wash, laid down onto a partial ivory laid paper mount
20.9 × 36.4 cm (8.2 × 14.3 in)

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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

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