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"description": "Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Crucifixion, 1430s. Master of Guillebert de Mets (Flemish), and Workshop. Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; leaf: 14.1 x 10.1 cm (5 9/16 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2011.58",
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