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Leda and the Swan

Cornelis Bos Netherlandish
1544–66
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Leda and the Swan
  • Artist: Cornelis Bos (Netherlandish, Hertogenbosch ca. 1510?–before 1556 Groningen)
  • Artist: After Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome)
  • Date: 1544–66
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: sheet: 11 7/8 x 16 1/4 in. (30.2 x 41.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1957
  • Object Number: 57.658.153
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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