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The Visitation

Bernardino Poccetti

Title	The Visitation
Artist	Bernardino Poccetti
Date	ca. 1599–1610 16th century
Medium	Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk
Classification	Drawings
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Anonymous Gift, 2006
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Zoological illustration

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