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Fresco from the facade of Palazzo Milesi in Rome

17th century (third quarter)
Not on view
Unidentified scene with a group of roman soldiers bearing trophies of war (fourth fresco from the left on the third flour of the palazzo).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Fresco from the facade of Palazzo Milesi in Rome
  • Artist: Polidoro da Caravaggio (Italian, Caravaggio ca. 1499–ca. 1543 Messina)
  • Draftsman: Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi (Italian, Florence, 1615 or 1618–after 1669)
  • Artist: Giovanni Francesco Venturini (Italian, active ca. 1650–1700)
  • Date: 17th century (third quarter)
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: plate: 6 1/8 x 3 3/8 in. (15.5 x 8.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.3.576
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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