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Statue of Niobe and her Worshippers, with Apollo and Diana and other Figures, after Polidoro da Caravaggio

Forms a complete composition with 51.501.622b.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Statue of Niobe and her Worshippers, with Apollo and Diana and other Figures, after Polidoro da Caravaggio
  • Series/Portfolio: Series depicting the lost Niobid Frieze from the Palazzo Milesi
  • Artist: Anonymous, School of Fontainebleau
  • Artist: After Polidoro da Caravaggio (Italian, Caravaggio ca. 1499–ca. 1543 Messina)
  • Date: 1543–47
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 9 in. × 19 9/16 in. (22.8 × 49.7 cm)
    Mount: 9 in. × 20 1/16 in. (22.8 × 51 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.501.622a
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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