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It depicts bird tentitively identified as an Ornate Lorikeet and was probably made by Vincenzo Leonardi, one of the major artists  working for Cassiano. Despite Cassiano dal Pozzo’s intentions the encyclopaedia was never published.","physicalDescription":"Bird with green and red feathers on a branch. Painted frame in brown watercolour. 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From the collection of Cassiano dal Pozzo (1588-1657).","historicalContext":"The bird represented in this drawing is tentitively identifed as an ornate lorikeet, possibly Trichoglossus ornatus. 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