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De Florum Cultura

1633
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: De Florum Cultura
  • Artist: Giovanni Battista Ferrari (Italian, Siena 1584–1655 Siena)
  • Engraver: Johann Friedrich Greuter (German, active Rome, ca. 1590/93–1662)
  • Publisher: Stephanus Paulinus , Rome
  • Designer: Anna Maria Vaiani (Italian, active 1620–30)
  • Designer: Andrea Sacchi (Italian, Rome (?) ca. 1599–1661 Rome)
  • Designer: Guido Reni (Italian, Bologna 1575–1642 Bologna)
  • Designer: Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini) (Italian, Cortona 1596–1669 Rome)
  • Published in: Rome
  • Date: 1633
  • Medium: Engraving, woodcut
  • Dimensions: Overall: 9 13/16 x 6 11/16 x 1 13/16 in. (25 x 17 x 4.6 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Museum Accession, transferred from the Library
  • Object Number: 21.36.8
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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