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Virgin with the unicorn and surrounding wall decoration

1660–1708
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Virgin with the unicorn and surrounding wall decoration
  • Artist: Pietro Aquila (Italian, Marsala, Sicily 1650–1692/1700 Rome)
  • Printer: Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi (Italian, Rome 1627–1691 Rome)
  • Artist: After Annibale Carracci (Italian, Bologna 1560–1609 Rome)
  • Artist: After Domenichino (Domenico Zampieri) (Italian, Bologna 1581–1641 Naples)
  • Date: 1660–1708
  • Medium: Etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 13 5/16 × 6 7/8 in. (33.8 × 17.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Estate of Ogden Codman, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.644.382
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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