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The Round Tower Ruptured to Reveal the Statue of the King of the Romans

Patron Commissioned by Manuel de Moura Spanish
1637
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Object Information
  • Title: The Round Tower Ruptured to Reveal the Statue of the King of the Romans
  • Artist: Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée) (French, Chamagne 1604/5?–1682 Rome)
  • Patron: Commissioned by Manuel de Moura (Spanish, died 1652)
  • Date: 1637
  • Medium: Etching; second state of two (Mannocci)
  • Dimensions: 7 5/8 x 5 3/8 in. (19.4 x 13.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Marianne and Paul Gourary Gift, 1999
  • Object Number: 1999.361
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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