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Allegory of the Immaculate Conception, with Adam, Eve, kings, priest, soldier and Moses tied at the bottom of a fig tree, and the Virgin sitting on cloud overhead, surrounded by angels

Philippe Thomassin French
After Giorgio Vasari Italian
Publisher Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi Italian

1611–12

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Allegory of the Immaculate Conception, with Adam, Eve, kings, priest, soldier and Moses tied at the bottom of a fig tree, and the Virgin sitting on cloud overhead, surrounded by angels, Philippe Thomassin (French, Troyes 1562–1622 Rome), Engraving — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Allegory of the Immaculate Conception, with Adam, Eve, kings, priest, soldier and Moses tied at the bottom of a fig tree, and the Virgin sitting on cloud overhead, surrounded by angels

Artist: Philippe Thomassin (French, Troyes 1562–1622 Rome)

Artist: After Giorgio Vasari (Italian, Arezzo 1511–1574 Florence)

Publisher: Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi (Italian, Rome 1627–1691 Rome)

Date: 1611–12

Medium: Engraving

Dimensions: Sheet: 20 9/16 × 14 1/2 in. (52.2 × 36.8 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951

Object Number: 47.100.324

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