PrintsItalian16th century

Allegory of Death

1588

Artists

Andrea AndreaniArtist

Giovanni FortunaArtist after

Classification

Prints

Technique

Chiaroscuro woodcut

Culture

Italian

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

sheet: 50.2 x 33.7 cm (19 3/4 x 13 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Cav. Gian-Carlo Rossi, Rome (2212), army officer, collector, collection sold at HG Gutekunst, Stuttgart, 1886. Sale date, March 17, 1886.

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