'Anno 1690' (the Year 1690), with numerous warring figures clambering on and hanging from the numbers, allusions to the Allegories of the Four Elements and the Four Continents
Artwork Details
- Title: 'Anno 1690' (the Year 1690), with numerous warring figures clambering on and hanging from the numbers, allusions to the Allegories of the Four Elements and the Four Continents
- Artist: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli (Italian, Bologna (?) 1634–1718 Bologna)
- Date: ca. 1690
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: Plate: 8 1/8 × 12 5/16 in. (20.7 × 31.2 cm)
Sheet: 9 9/16 × 13 11/16 in. (24.3 × 34.8 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Purchase, Christie's Inc. Gift, 2016
- Object Number: 2016.313
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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