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Perseus

Attributed to Antonio Spano Italian
After Marco Pino Italian
mid 1570s
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Perseus
  • Artist: Attributed to Antonio Spano (Italian, active ca. 1570s)
  • Artist: After Marco Pino (Italian, Costa del Pino, Siena ca. 1525–ca. 1587 Naples)
  • Date: mid 1570s
  • Medium: Chiaroscuro woodcut from three blocks in brown
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 14 in. × 9 1/8 in. (35.5 × 23.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, by exchange, 1928
  • Object Number: 28.15.10
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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