Image
Italian
The Rape of Ganymede, ca. 1550
Description
Maker
- Unknown
- After Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564, Italian, designer
Culture
Title
The Rape of Ganymede
Year
ca. 1550
Medium
engraving
Materials/Techniques
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Materials
Supports
Dimensions
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42.5 x 28.4 cm (16 13/16 x 11 3/16 inches) (plate)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Lettered LC: "Ganimedis. Iuvenis. Trioianus. Raptus. A. Iove."
Watermark: Crossed Arrows, on the chainline, similar to Briquet 6281 Type
Credit
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Museum Works of Art Fund
Object Number
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45.191.15
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
Use
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