The Birth of Venus

Etched by Anonymous, Italian, 16th to 17th century Italian

16th–17th century

Not on view

In Mariette Album, folio 43, top center

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Title: The Birth of Venus
Artist: Etched by Anonymous, Italian, 16th to 17th century
Date: 16th–17th century
Medium: Etching
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1927
Object Number: 27.78.2(114)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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