Bellerophon holding a severed head, Pegasus the tamed horse lower left, musese above

Anonymous, Italian Italian

ca 1540–60

Not on view

Reference to this print by Massari's catalogue on Bonasone (1983. See vol I, p.81 and illustrated fig 100a).

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Title: Bellerophon holding a severed head, Pegasus the tamed horse lower left, musese above
Artist: Anonymous, Italian
Date: ca 1540–60
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 6 5/16 × 8 13/16 in. (16 × 22.4 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1932
Object Number: 32.92.27(27)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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