Virtue amongst four figures representing Love, Error, Ignorance and Opinion

Andrea Andreani Italian

After Jacopo Ligozzi Italian

1585

Not on view

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Title: Virtue amongst four figures representing Love, Error, Ignorance and Opinion
Artist: Andrea Andreani (Italian, Mantua 1558/1559–1629)
Artist: After Jacopo Ligozzi (Italian, Verona 1547–1627 Florence)
Date: 1585
Medium: Woodcut
Dimensions: Sheet: 17 3/16 × 12 5/16 in. (43.7 × 31.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Object Number: 49.95.50
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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