The Poet Virgil in a Basket

Lucas van Leyden Netherlandish

1512

Not on view

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Title: The Poet Virgil in a Basket
Artist: Lucas van Leyden (Netherlandish, Leiden ca. 1494–1533 Leiden)
Date: 1512
Medium: Woodcut
Dimensions: sheet: 16 3/8 x 11 3/8 in. (41.6 x 29 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1923
Object Number: 23.16.4
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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