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Cupid's Calavera by José Guadalupe Posada — VisualArtsDB

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Cupid's Calavera

Cupid's Calavera

Cupid's Calavera

José Guadalupe Posada

1871–1913

Medium: Relief engraving on typemetal on paper
Dimensions: 39.7 × 29.6 cm (15 11/16 × 11 11/16 in.)
Genre: Woodcut
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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