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Allegorical Figure of Painting

1596–1656
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Allegorical Figure of Painting
  • Artist: Cesare Dandini (Italian, Florence 1596–1657 Florence)
  • Date: 1596–1656
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink, over red chalk
  • Dimensions: 10-1/4 x 10-13/16 in. (26.1 x 27.5 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Eric Wunsch, 1970
  • Object Number: 1970.244.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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