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Olympus (Surprise)

ca. 1540–50
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Olympus (Surprise)
  • Artist: Niccolò Vicentino (Italian, active ca. 1510–ca. 1550)
  • Artist: After Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) (Italian, Parma 1503–1540 Casalmaggiore)
  • Date: ca. 1540–50
  • Medium: Chiaroscuro woodcut printed from three blocks in blue ink; third state of six
  • Dimensions: sheet: 10 11/16 x 7 3/8 in. (27.2 x 18.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1939
  • Object Number: 39.20.6
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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