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Sacred Conversation (Cima da Conegliano)

Sacred Conversation (Madonna and Child Enthroned surrounded by monks and devotees in prayer, with Saints John the Baptist, Mary Magdalene and Rocco) is an oil painting on canvas (301×211 cm) by Cima da Conegliano, dated 1490 kept at the Pinacoteca di Brera in Milan.

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Ponte Vecchio

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“A Ufo”

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