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Camera degli Sposi

1985
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Camera degli Sposi
  • Artist: Mimmo Paladino (Italian, born Paduli, 1948)
  • Date: 1985
  • Medium: Etching with drypoint, aquatint, spit-bite, and engraving on chine collé
  • Dimensions: Plate: 9 11/16 × 12 11/16 in. (24.6 × 32.3 cm)
    Sheet: 21 3/4 × 24 1/2 in. (55.2 × 62.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1987
  • Object Number: 1987.1015
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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