Composition
Prints and Drawings
Artist | |
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Culture | Italian |
Place of production | Italy |
Date | ca. 1517–1520 |
Object type | |
Medium, technique | paper, engraving (second state of two) |
Dimensions | 212 x 148 mm (sheet, trimmed close to platemark) |
Inventory number | 5643 |
Collection | Prints and Drawings |
On view | This artwork is not on display |
second state of two
Signed with monogram ‘MAF’ at right, and lettered in the margin: ‘PETRVS ARRETINVS ACERRIMVS VIRTVTVM AC VITIORVM/DEMOSTRATOR/NON MANVS ARTIFICIS MAGE DIGNVM OS PINGERE NON OS/HOC PINGI POTERAT NOBILIORE MANV/PELLAEVS IVVENIS SI VIVERET HAC VOLO DETRA/PINGER, HOC TANTVM DICERET ORE CANI’
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