Zeus as an eagle, abducting Ganymede

Giovanni Battista Palumba Italian

1500–1510

Not on view

Artwork Details

Title: Zeus as an eagle, abducting Ganymede
Artist: Giovanni Battista Palumba (Italian, active ca. 1500–1520)
Date: 1500–1510
Medium: Woodcut
Dimensions: Sheet: 14 1/2 × 10 3/16 in. (36.9 × 25.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Felix M. Warburg, 1919
Object Number: 19.28.5
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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