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Seated Sibyl and Attendant Genius (recto); Study of the Head of a Horse in Profile (verso)

Pirro Ligorio

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States

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Title: Seated Sibyl and Attendant Genius (recto); Study of the Head of a Horse in Profile (verso)
Creator: Pirro Ligorio
Date Created: ca. 1540
Physical Dimensions: 9 5/8 x 10 7/16in. (24.5 x 26.5cm)
Type: Drawing
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/339185
Medium: Red chalk on beige paper (recto); pen and brown ink (verso)
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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