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Death of Adonis by Giulio Romano — VisualArtsDB

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Death of Adonis

Death of Adonis

Death of Adonis

1528–1532

Medium: Red chalk on cream wove transparentized paper (pieced together), laid down on cream laid paper
Dimensions: 28 × 56.1 cm (11 1/16 × 22 1/8 in.)
Genre: Chalk
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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