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Penitent Nun by Leopoldo Méndez — VisualArtsDB

Penitent Nun

Penitent Nun

Leopoldo Méndez

1931

Medium: Wood engraving on paper
Dimensions: 12.5 × 10.7 cm (4 15/16 × 4 1/4 in.)
Genre: wood engraving
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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wood engravingprintprints and drawingpaper (fiber product)

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