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Head of Pope Urban VIII (Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini) (recto); An Outstretched Arm (verso)
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Black chalk highlighted with white chalk on light brown paper (recto); black chalk (verso)
Rights: Public Domain
Drawings and Prints, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Harry G. Sperling Fund 1996
Title: Head of Pope Urban VIII (Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini) (recto); An Outstretched Arm (verso)
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Black chalk highlighted with white chalk on light brown paper (recto); black chalk (verso).
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