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Sheet of border segments: two candelabra and two horizontal pieces with putti, two corners, from Life of the Virgin and Christ

1490–1500
Not on view
This print was intended to serve as decorative borders to frame individual prints in Rosselli's Life of the Virgin and of Christ series.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Sheet of border segments: two candelabra and two horizontal pieces with putti, two corners, from Life of the Virgin and Christ
  • Series/Portfolio: Life of the Virgin and Christ
  • Artist: Francesco Rosselli (Italian, Florence 1448–1508/27 Venice (?))
  • Date: 1490–1500
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 11 7/16 × 8 11/16 in. (29 × 22 cm)
    Plate: 9 3/8 x 7 11/16 in. (23.8 x 19.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1929
  • Object Number: 29.16.2
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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