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The Birth of Adonis

Marcantonio Franceschini

ca. 1684

Medium

Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash

Tags

Men Women Adonis Birth

Dimensions

9 9/16 x 15 15/16in. (24.3 x 40.5cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of The Drawing Shop, 1961

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Marcantonio Franceschini

1648–1729 • Papal States

Italian architect. Comment on works: History; Religious

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