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Jesus Christ Sleeping in the Arms of the Virgin (The Silence)
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John Witt Randall bequest to his sister.
Belinda Lull Randall sister of John Witt Randall gift to Harvard University 1892.
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Title: Jesus Christ Sleeping in the Arms of the Virgin (The Silence)
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