The Plague of Flies (Exodus 8:21)

Workshop of Federico Zuccaro (Zuccari) Italian

1540–1609

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Title: The Plague of Flies (Exodus 8:21)
Artist: Workshop of Federico Zuccaro (Zuccari) (Italian, Sant'Angelo in Vado 1540/42–1609 Ancona)
Date: 1540–1609
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of graphite
Dimensions: 18-13/16 x 13-3/8 in. (47.8 x 33.9 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Alan N. Stone and D. Lesley Hill, 1984
Object Number: 1984.457
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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