Matteo Morelli (Italian, b. 1990, based Milan, Italy) - 1,2: Self Portrait With Hairpiece and Many Eyes (+ detail), 2013 3,4: From The Bestiary of Knowledge and Pleasure (pl. I-V) Engravings
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