St. Charles Borromeo Giving Communion to the Plague-Stricken

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Artist: Charles Le Brun
Date: 1630
Medium: Black chalk
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions: 5 7/8 x 16 3/8 in. (14.9 x 41.6 cm)
Collection: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Harry G. Sperling Fund, 1975

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