Virtue as a young woman surrounded by four figures representing love, error, ignorance and opinion
Purchase, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, by exchange, 1928
Catalogue
- Year
- 1585
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 19 1/8 × 13 3/16 in. (48.5 × 33.5 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Andrea Andreani
Artist
Andrea Andreani (1540–1623) was an Italian engraver on wood, who was among the first printmakers in Italy to use chiaroscuro, which required multiple colours.
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Record
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- Andrea Andreani
- Year
- 1585
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 19 1/8 × 13 3/16 in. (48.5 × 33.5 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1585-339583
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified