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Bacchanalian Scene

1520–35
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Bacchanalian Scene
  • Artist: Amico Aspertini (Italian, Bologna ca. 1474–1552 Bologna)
  • Date: 1520–35
  • Medium: Black chalk, highlighted with white, on brown-washed paper
  • Dimensions: 10-7/8 x 16-3/4 in. (27.6 x 42.5 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1908
  • Object Number: 08.227.27
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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