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Six Music-Making Figures

1610–62
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Six Music-Making Figures
  • Artist: Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Italian, Viterbo ca. 1610–1662 Viterbo)
  • Date: 1610–62
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and blue wash
  • Dimensions: 2-1/16 x 4-9/16 in. (5.3 x 11.6 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1966
  • Object Number: 66.134.6
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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