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Parmigianino

Head of a Bearded Man in Profile to Left, possibly the Portrait of the Poet Giorgio Anselmi (ca. 1459-1528), with Faint Sketch of a Skull-like Head

1503–40
Red chalk, the head at the left over a stylus sketch
13.9 × 23 cm (5.5 × 9.1 in)

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