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Apollo tending the flocks of Admetus, Apollo seated holding a lyre and flanked by a cow and a dog, a serpent winding around a dead tree at right

Marco Dente Italian
Publisher Antonio Salamanca Italian (born Spain)
Publisher Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi Italian

ca. 1515–27

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Apollo tending the flocks of Admetus, Apollo seated holding a lyre and flanked by a cow and a dog, a serpent winding around a dead tree at right, Marco Dente (Italian, Ravenna, active by 1515–died 1527 Rome), Engraving — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Apollo tending the flocks of Admetus, Apollo seated holding a lyre and flanked by a cow and a dog, a serpent winding around a dead tree at right

Series/Portfolio: Ancient Bas-Reliefs

Artist: Marco Dente (Italian, Ravenna, active by 1515–died 1527 Rome)

Publisher: Antonio Salamanca (Italian (born Spain), Salamanca 1478–1562 Rome)

Publisher: Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi (Italian, Rome 1627–1691 Rome)

Date: ca. 1515–27

Medium: Engraving

Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 4 1/2 × 7 3/16 in. (11.4 × 18.2 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926

Accession Number: 26.50.1(138)

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