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Fire in the Borgo (recto); Slight Sketch of the Fire in the Borgo (verso)
Ottaviano Dandini (Italian, c. 1706-1750) after Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520)

Study for Head of Laocoon
Attributed to Andrea Appiani, the elder (Italian, 1754-1817) or Ottaviano Dandini (Italian, 1681-1750)

Two Bearded Heads
Attributed to Pietro Dandini Italian, 1646-1712

Ancient Portrait Bust of Vespasian
Vincenzo Dandini Italian, 1607-1675

Head of Venus de Medici
Vincenzo Dandini Italian, 1607-1675

Head of Laocoon
Pietro Dandini Italian, 1646-1712

Head of Bearded Man in Three-Quarter Profile to Right
Attributed to Pietro Dandini Italian, 1646-1712

Massacre of the Innocents
Possibly after Pietro Dandini Italian, 1646-1712

Figure of a Male Saint
Attributed to Pietro Dandini (Italian, 1646-1712) or Vincenzo Dandini (Italian, 1607-1675)

Venus and Paris
Attributed to Pietro Dandini Italian, 1646-1712

Face of an Old Man with Eyes Closed
Pietro Dandini Italian, 1646-1712

Copy of Scene from the Life of Sulla fresco, in the Hall of Saturn, Pitti Palace
possibly Cesare Dandini (Italian, 1596-1657) or Vincenzo Dandini (Italian, 1607-1675) after Ciro Ferri (Italian, 1634-1689)

Study
Attributed to Giuseppe Bartolomeo Chiari (Italian, 1654-1727) possibly Pietro Dandini (Italian, 1646-1712)

Female Bust
Attributed to Pietro Dandini Italian, 1646-1712

Resurrected Christ Appearing to His Mother
Attributed to Ottavio Vannini (Italian, 1585-1643) or Cesare Dandini (Italian, c. 1595-1658) or Camillo Procaccini (Italian, c. 1551-1629)

Hercules at the Crossroads
Niccolò Berrettoni (Italian, 1637-1682) possibly after Pietro Dandini (Italian, 1646-1712)

Head of Bearded Man in Profile to Left
Pietro Dandini Italian, 1646-1712

Samson and the Lion (recto); Virgin Mary with Right Arm Extended (verso)
Probably Domenico Fiasella (Italian, 1589-1669) or possibly Lodovico Carracci (Italian, 1555-1619) or possibly a follower of Cesare Dandini (Italian 1596-1657)

Figure with Arms Tied Behind His Back
Attributed to Vincenzo Dandini (Italian, 1607-1675) or Filippo Napoletano (Italian c. 1578-1640)

Female Head
Attributed to Pietro Dandini Italian, 1646-1712