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Angelica and Medoro; the couple embracing, Medoro carving their names in the bark of a tree; Cupid holding a torch in the background

Engraver Giorgio Ghisi Italian
After Teodoro Ghisi Italian
ca. 1570
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: Angelica and Medoro; the couple embracing, Medoro carving their names in the bark of a tree; Cupid holding a torch in the background
  • Engraver: Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, Mantua ca. 1520–1582 Mantua)
  • Artist: After Teodoro Ghisi (Italian, 1536–1601)
  • Date: ca. 1570
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: plate: 11 1/2 x 8 5/16 in. (29.2 x 21.1 cm) platemark
    sheet: 11 7/8 x 8 11/16 in. (30.1 x 22 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1958
  • Object Number: 58.642.8
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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