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1944

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Print, Heads of an elephant, boar, lion, donkey and a butterfly, plate from the "Scuola Perfetta per Imparare a Disegnare tutto il corpo Humano Cavata dallo studio e disegni de Caracci"

This is a Print. It was after Agostino Carracci and print maker: Pietro Stefanoni. It is dated 1597–1629 and we acquired it in 1944. Its medium is engraving on laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane.

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Print, Heads of an elephant, boar, lion, donkey and a butterfly, plate from the "Scuola Perfetta per Imparare a Disegnare tutto il corpo Humano Cavata dallo studio e disegni de Caracci"; After Agostino Carracci (Italian, 1557 – 1602); Print Maker: Pietro Stefanoni (Italian, ca. 1589 - after 1627); Italy; engraving on laid paper; Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane; 1944-24-13

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