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505:
504:
467:
452:
437:Giampietrino
432:
417:
392:
378:Wilton House
369:
346:
321:
305:
289:
258:
248:
242:
232:
229:Giampietrino
215:Leonardeschi
211:Wilton House
196:
194:
189:
174:
172:
135:Giampietrino
128:
122:
118:
116:
103:
90:
80:
71:
51:
45:
42:
38:Giampietrino
26:
18:
1163:Manuscripts
1075:Last Supper
666:(see index)
401:, c. 1515.
182:in 1625 by
1505:Categories
1236:Great Kite
1096:Virgin and
945:Sculptures
501:References
405:, Florence
372:, copy by
304:Study for
288:Study for
87:(pictured)
85:Chatsworth
25:Leonardo,
1437:Mona Lisa
1418:Namesakes
1291:World Map
871:Mona Lisa
731:Paintings
636:0342-1201
532:Citations
506:Footnotes
380:, England
351:Il Sodoma
217:include:
99:Rotterdam
1526:Nude art
1490:Category
1251:Crossbow
644:27653287
483:See also
64:stands.
43:Kneeling
1406:Related
1373:Museums
357:, Rome.
275:Studies
270:Gallery
167:Raphael
112:Windsor
74:studies
1116:(lost)
903:Medusa
642:
634:
589:
330:Copies
203:Uffizi
151:
147:Kassel
1359:Salaì
1281:Sonar
1261:Robot
640:JSTOR
474:, USA
255:, USA
632:ISSN
587:ISBN
263:Lyon
62:Leda
435:by
209:at
149:(c.
133:by
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851:✻✻
807:✻✻
638:.
628:34
626:.
613:.
553:^
231:,
186::
145:,
141:,
110:,
97:,
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686:t
679:v
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524:.
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