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Amos, detail of a fresco by Melozzo da Forlì, 15th century; in Santa Casa, or Holy...

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Amos

Amos

Amos, detail of a fresco by Melozzo da Forlì, 15th century; in Santa Casa, or Holy...

Peter Geymayer

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