Arcolano Armafrodito
Portrait of a young man with shoulder-length wavy hair, standing half-length to right, looking towards the viewer; leaning on a parapet with his left forearm, touching the parapet with his right hand; wearing a loose gown trimmed with fur; after Palma Vecchio ?.
Artwork Details
- Title: Arcolano Armafrodito
- Series/Portfolio: Italian portraits: Ten plates (New Hollstein 1042-1051)
- Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
- Artist: Formerly said to be after Correggio (Antonio Allegri) (Italian, Correggio, active by 1514–died 1534 Correggio)
- Artist: Now said to be after Palma Il Vecchio (Italian, Venetian, 1479–1528)
- Publisher: Frans van den Wyngaerde (Flemish, Antwerp 1614–1679 Antwerp)
- Date: 1650
- Medium: Etching; only state
- Dimensions: Sheet: 9 11/16 × 7 5/16 in. (24.6 × 18.5 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
- Object Number: 20.81.3.238
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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