Men climbing up the side of a ship and attacking soldiers, a river god seated on the shore and a child with a she-wolf at right, after Polidoro da Caravaggio

Publisher Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi Italian

1650–91

Not on view

One of eight prints by Bartoli after a fresco by Polidoro da Caravagio and Maturino da Firenze in the Palazzo Gaddi, Rome. The print series was dedicated to Giovanni Pietro Bellori.

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Title: Men climbing up the side of a ship and attacking soldiers, a river god seated on the shore and a child with a she-wolf at right, after Polidoro da Caravaggio
Series/Portfolio: The arrival of the Etruscans in Latium
Artist: Pietro Santi Bartoli (Italian, Perugia 1615–1700 Rome)
Artist: After Polidoro da Caravaggio (Italian, Caravaggio ca. 1499–ca. 1543 Messina)
Publisher: Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi (Italian, Rome 1627–1691 Rome)
Date: 1650–91
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 6 7/16 × 18 1/8 in. (16.3 × 46 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Object Number: 51.501.855
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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