The Instruments of Human Sustenance (Humani Victus Instrumenta): Cooking

In the manner of Giuseppe Arcimboldo Italian

Publisher Originally published by Giovanni Francesco Camocio Italian

after 1569

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Title: The Instruments of Human Sustenance (Humani Victus Instrumenta): Cooking
Artist: In the manner of Giuseppe Arcimboldo (Italian, Milan (?) 1527?–1593 Milan)
Publisher: Originally published by Giovanni Francesco Camocio (Italian, active Venice, 1552–1574/75) , Venice
Date: after 1569
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 14 15/16 × 10 7/8 in. (37.9 × 27.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1977
Object Number: 1977.652.2
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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