Poliphilus Meeting the Venerable Matron (recto) and Poliphilus in a Rocky Place (verso) from Hypnerotomachia Poliphili (The Strife of Love in a Dream) Plate 54 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Unknown Italian (Illustrator)

Title

Poliphilus Meeting the Venerable Matron (recto) and Poliphilus in a Rocky Place (verso) from Hypnerotomachia Poliphili (The Strife of Love in a Dream) Plate 54 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century

Place

Italy (Artist's nationality:)

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Original 1499

Medium

Woodcut and letterpress in black (recto and verso) on cream laid paper, tipped onto cream wove paper mat

Dimensions

Image, recto: 10.4 × 13 cm (4 1/8 × 5 1/8 in.); Image, verso: 17.2 × 12.8 cm (6 13/16 × 5 1/16 in.); Sheet: 29.3 × 19.2 cm (11 9/16 × 7 9/16 in.)

Credit Line

Print Sales Miscellaneous Fund

Reference Number

1938.86.54

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