Zacharias sawn in half in a tree
Year: 1570-1580
From: Qazwin, Iran
Location: Dallas Museum of Art (Keir Collection), Dallas K.1.2014.1166 (III.278) folio: 231r
External link: dma.org
Edited by: Chiara Petrolini
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