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Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)|Marco Dente

Venus and Cupid riding two sea creatures, Cupid raising an arrow with his right hand and two heads representing wind in the clouds above

ca. 1515–27
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27 × 18 cm (10.6 × 7.1 in)

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