Plate 4: Apollo presenting the Muses to Lorenzo de' Medici, seated beneath a coffered arch at right, touching the hand of a Muse who holds a globe, other muses behind her and above in the clouds

Multiple artists/makers

ca. 1740–70

Not on view

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Title: Plate 4: Apollo presenting the Muses to Lorenzo de' Medici, seated beneath a coffered arch at right, touching the hand of a Muse who holds a globe, other muses behind her and above in the clouds
Artist: Giovanni Antonio Faldoni (Italian, ca. 1690–ca. 1770)
Artist: Intermediary draftsman Giovanni Elia Morghen (Italian, 1721–after 1789)
Artist: After Francesco Montelatici ("Cecco Bravo") (Italian, Florence 1601–1661 Innsbruck)
Subject: Lorenzo de' Medici (Italian, Florence 1599–1648 Florence)
Date: ca. 1740–70
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 25 3/8 × 15 1/2 in. (64.4 × 39.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Object Number: 51.501.4651
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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