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Portrait of Giovanni de' Medici facing right within an elaborate cartouche flanked by Victory at the left and Mars at right, winged figures holding Medici coat of arms top center

1550
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Portrait of Giovanni de' Medici facing right within an elaborate cartouche flanked by Victory at the left and Mars at right, winged figures holding Medici coat of arms top center
  • Artist: Enea Vico (Italian, Parma 1523–1567 Ferrara)
  • Publisher: Pietro de' Nobili (Italian, active Rome, 1584–85)
  • Publisher: Antonio Lafreri (French, Orgelet, Franche-Comte ca. 1512–1577 Rome)
  • Subject: Giovanni de' Medici (Italian, Forli 1498–1526 Mantua)
  • Date: 1550
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 18 3/4 × 12 1/16 in. (47.7 × 30.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
  • Object Number: 2012.136.942
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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