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Imitator of Pietro Francavilla (Italian, 1548-1618) Venus attended by a Nymph and a Satyr pen and ink 40 x 20cm (16 x 8in)
The present drawing is a study after Pietro Francavilla's famous marble sculpture, executed circa 1600, which is now in the Wadsworth Atheneum, Connecticut, USA. We are grateful to Nicholas Turner for his assistance with the catalogue entry.

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