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Castor and Pollux holding the reins of two horses, from "Heroicae Virtutis Imagines" after the frescoes by Pietro da Cortona in the Sala di Giove of the Palazzo Pitti, Florence

Publisher Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi Italian
ca. 1677
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  • Title: Castor and Pollux holding the reins of two horses, from "Heroicae Virtutis Imagines" after the frescoes by Pietro da Cortona in the Sala di Giove of the Palazzo Pitti, Florence
  • Series/Portfolio: Heroicae Virtutis Imagines
  • Artist: Jacques Blondeau (Flemish, baptized 1655–1698 Rome)
  • Artist: After Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini) (Italian, Cortona 1596–1669 Rome)
  • Publisher: Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi (Italian, Rome 1627–1691 Rome)
  • Date: ca. 1677
  • Medium: Engraving and etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 7 1/2 × 13 3/8 in. (19.1 × 33.9 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.501.4357
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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