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Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian
After Andrea Mantegna Italian
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A pagan sacrifice; naked man at right places ram's head on circular altar watched by two men at left with spears and shields and armed woman at right.
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Title: Four classical figures (pagan sacrifice)
Artist:
Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
Artist:
After Andrea Mantegna (Italian, Isola di Carturo 1430/31–1506 Mantua)
Date: 1638
Medium: Etching, only state
Dimensions:
Plate: 10 1/4 × 7 5/16 in. (26 × 18.5 cm)
Sheet: 10 3/8 × 7 1/2 in. (26.3 × 19 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
Object Number: 20.81.2.174
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