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Figure 124: Death of the Virgin, maiolica plaque painted in the istoriato style by an unknown Italian artist often referred to as the Master of the Death of the Virgin, Faenza, Italy, c. 1510. The c
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majolica plate depicting the birth of Venus
majolica dish
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