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The Chariot Procession of Neptune, Held on May 28th, from an Album with Prints recording the Festivities and Decorations organized in Florence for the 1589 Wedding of Archduke Ferdinand de' Medici and Christine of Lorraine

1589–92
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Chariot Procession of Neptune, Held on May 28th, from an Album with Prints recording the Festivities and Decorations organized in Florence for the 1589 Wedding of Archduke Ferdinand de' Medici and Christine of Lorraine
  • Artist: Epifanio d'Alfiano (Italian, ca. 1581–1607)
  • Artist: After Bernardo Buontalenti (Bernardo delle Girandole) (Italian, Florence ca. 1531–1608 Florence)
  • Subject of book: Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (Italian, Florence 1548–1609 Florence)
  • Subject of book: Christine of Lorraine, Grand Duchess of Tuscany
  • Date: 1589–92
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Overall: 10 9/16 × 15 13/16 × 9/16 in. (26.8 × 40.1 × 1.4 cm)
    Plate: 9 1/2 × 13 1/4 in. (24.2 × 33.7 cm)
  • Classifications: Books, Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1931
  • Object Number: 31.72.5(12)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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