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St. Gregory Reluctant to Accept His Election as Bishop of Rome

Carle Vanloo, 1715

MEDIUMPen and brown ink, brush and brown and gray wash, heightened with white, over traces of graphite.
DIMENSIONS7 5/8 x 5 1/2 in. (19.4 x 13.9 cm)
LOCATIONThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
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