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Two senators at right speaking to three vanquished Barbarians, a throne at center, after Polidoro

1640–60
Not on view
Plate 6 from a series of six plates by Galestruzzi depicting the frescoed facade of the Palazzo Milesi, Via della Maschera d'Oro, Rome, painted by Polidoro da Caravaggio.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Two senators at right speaking to three vanquished Barbarians, a throne at center, after Polidoro
  • Series/Portfolio: Facade of the Palazzo Milesi
  • Artist: Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi (Italian, Florence, 1615 or 1618–after 1669)
  • Artist: After Polidoro da Caravaggio (Italian, Caravaggio ca. 1499–ca. 1543 Messina)
  • Date: 1640–60
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 4 9/16 × 5 5/16 in. (11.6 × 13.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.501.694
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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