Venus and the Dead Adonis (recto); Sketches of Venus and the Dead Adonis; several sketches of kneeling and standing figures (verso)

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Venus and the Dead Adonis (recto); Sketches of Venus and the Dead Adonis; several sketches of kneeling and standing figures (verso)

Anonymous, Italian, Roman-Bolognese, 17th centuryLinkedCulture matchlcp-9da5d63c5aee

Date: 1696–1770
Medium: Red chalk over graphite or lead underdrawing on light tan laid paper (recto); pen and brown ink over red chalk; graphite or lead (verso)
Department: Drawings and Prints
Institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object ID: 339755

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