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Upon Hersilia’s Entreaties, Peace is Made with the Sabines, and Their City Returned, plate 17 from a series of 27 prints representing the story of Romulus and Remus Giovanni Battista Fontana

Kép nagyítása

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Artist	Giovanni Battista Fontana Ala [near Verona], 1524 – Innsbruck, 1587
Culture	Italian
Place of production	Italy
Date	1573–1575
Object type	print
Medium, technique	paper, etching
Dimensions	139 x 173 mm (sheet, trimmed)
Inventory number	6993
Collection	Prints and Drawings
On view	This artwork is not on display

Inscriptions

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Inscribed in the lower margin: ‘PRECANTE HERSILIA CONIVGE PAX SABINIS ATQ VRBS DATA’ and numbered: ‘1[7]’

This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.

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