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Leonello Spada

Study for the Trial of Saint Dominic's and Albigensian Books by Fire

1614/16
Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, over red chalk, on brown laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper
37.4 × 28.5 cm (14.7 × 11.2 in)

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