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The Annunciation by Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528)
Dance of Death:  The Child by Hans Holbein the Younger (German, active England and Switzerland, 1497/98–1543)
Portrait of a Woman, probably Aeltje Dircksdr. Pater by Frans Hals (Dutch, c. 1581–1666)

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The Little Executioner

Prince Ruprecht (German, 1619–1682)

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The Little Executioner

Prince Ruprecht (German, 1619–1682)1662Cleveland Museum of Art

The Little Executioner by Prince Ruprecht (German, 1619–1682).