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Arcolano Armafrodito

1650
Not on view
Portrait of a young man with shoulder-length wavy hair, standing half-length to right, looking towards the viewer; leaning on a parapet with his left forearm, touching the parapet with his right hand; wearing a loose gown trimmed with fur; after Palma Vecchio ?.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Arcolano Armafrodito
  • Series/Portfolio: Italian portraits: Ten plates (New Hollstein 1042-1051)
  • Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
  • Artist: Formerly said to be after Correggio (Antonio Allegri) (Italian, Correggio, active by 1514–died 1534 Correggio)
  • Artist: Now said to be after Palma Il Vecchio (Italian, Venetian, 1479–1528)
  • Publisher: Frans van den Wyngaerde (Flemish, Antwerp 1614–1679 Antwerp)
  • Date: 1650
  • Medium: Etching; only state
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 9 11/16 × 7 5/16 in. (24.6 × 18.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
  • Object Number: 20.81.3.238
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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