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Title/s: Drawing reduced from tracings taken from the inlaid marble pavement of Siena Cathedral during its restoration in the nineteenth century Title/s: A parable: the woman and child receiving alms Maker/s: Maccari, Leopoldo (draughtsman) [ULAN info: Italian artist, 1850-1894?] Technique Description: pen and black ink on lightly squared paper Dimensions: height: 315 mm, width: 218 mm
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