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Opera completa di Leonardo pittore
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Leonardo da Vinci, Leonardo, da vinci, 1452-1519, 1985, Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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Leonardo da Vinci, Leonardo, da vinci, 1452-1519, 1985, Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
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