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Assumption of the Virgin (recto); Sketches of Architectural Details (verso)
Unknown Artist Italian, 16th/17th century

Seated Monk in Profile to Right
Possibly Bartolomeo Cesi (Italian, 1556-1629) or possibly Matteo Rosselli (Italian, 1578-1650)

Concert Scene
Florentine or North Italian Late 16th Century

Drapery Sketch
Unknown artist Italian, 17th century

Immaculate Conception
Unknown artist (Italian, 17th century) or possibly Alessandro Gherardini (Italian, 1655-1723)

Kneeling Ecclesiastic Saint
Corrado Giaquinto (Italian, 1693/99-1765) or Circle of Guido Reni (Italian, 1575-1642)

Virgin and Child (recto); Putti (verso)
Florentine or Vicentine Early 16th century

Two Sketches of Heads (recto); Two Sketches of Draped Woman (verso)
Unknown Florentine or Lombard Italian, 1590-1600

Recto: A River God; verso: a sonnet by Santi Rinaldi
Unknown artist Italian, late 17th century

Adoration of the Magi
Unknown Artist, possibly Florentine

Head of a Monastic
Unknown Florentine Italian, late 16th Century

Head in Three-Quarter Profile (recto); Standing Young Man Pointing Left and Sketches of Feet, Arm (verso)
Unknown artist Florentine, late 16th century

Design for a Circular Ceiling Decoration
Unknown artist (possibly Florentine, 18th century) or Pierre François Léonard Fontaine (French, 1762-1853) or Charles Percier (French, 1764-1838)

Franciscan Saints in Adoration
Unknown Artist Italian, late 16th century

Calvary (recto); Sketch of Lower Part of Right Leg (verso)
Unknown Artist Italian, 17th century

Standing Draped Male Figure
Florentine Italian, late 16th century

Standing Warrior
Unknown Artist Italian, Florentine or Genoese, 1575-1599

Corpus and Superscription Plaque
Florentine

Portrait of Henry Field
Léon Joseph Florentin Bonnat (French, 1833–1923)

The Florentine Duomo
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot French, 1796-1875