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Naval battle between naked men on several ships which are decorated with mythological creatures, after Polidoro da Caravaggio

Publisher Published by Pietro de' Nobili Italian
1540–60
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Naval battle between naked men on several ships which are decorated with mythological creatures, after Polidoro da Caravaggio
  • Artist: Michele Lucchese (Italian, active Rome, 1534–64)
  • Artist: After Polidoro da Caravaggio (Italian, Caravaggio ca. 1499–ca. 1543 Messina)
  • Publisher: Published by Pietro de' Nobili (Italian, active Rome, 1584–85)
  • Date: 1540–60
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 9 7/16 × 17 1/2 in. (23.9 × 44.5 cm)
    Plate: 8 9/16 × 17 1/2 in. (21.7 × 44.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.501.625
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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