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The Submersion of Pharaoh's Army in the Red Sea

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The Submersion of Pharaoh's Army in the Red Sea

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The Submersion of Pharaoh's Army in the Red Sea

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The Submersion of Pharaoh's Army in the Red Sea, 1514–15, printed 1549. Titian (Italian, c. 1488–1576), Domenico dalle Greche (Italian, 1503–1603). Woodcut; unframed: 41.5 x 55.3 cm (16 5/16 x 21 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1952.296.5