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“Coronation of the Virgin,” sulfur cast of an engraving for niello, Italian, c. 1459–64; in the British Museum
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“Coronation of the Virgin,” sulfur cast of an engraving for niello, Italian, c. 1459–64; in the British Museum
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Maso Finiguerra
Italian artist