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Cherubino Alberti (Zaccaria Mattia)|Polidoro da Caravaggio

The Adoration of the Shepherds with the Christ Child at center and angels above

1570–1600
Engraving; proof before letters
59 × 46.7 cm (23.2 × 18.4 in)

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