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The Miraculous Draught of Fishes

Publisher Andrea Andreani Italian
1540–50 (republished 1609)
Not on view
For the attribution of this print to Vicentino, see Naoko Takahatake, 'Niccolò Vicentino's "Miraculous Draught of Fishes"', Print Quarterly
Vol. 28, No. 3 (SEPTEMBER 2011), pp. 256-260.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Miraculous Draught of Fishes
  • Artist: Niccolò Vicentino (Italian, active ca. 1510–ca. 1550)
  • Artist: After Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome)
  • Publisher: Andrea Andreani (Italian, Mantua 1558/1559–1629)
  • Date: 1540–50 (republished 1609)
  • Medium: Chiaroscuro woodcut from three blocks in pale green (state iii/iii)
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 9 5/16 × 13 3/16 in. (23.7 × 33.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Grace M. Pugh, 1985
  • Object Number: 1986.1180.241
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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