A Nymph from Hypnerotomachia Poliphili (The Strife of Love in a Dream), Plate 55 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century

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1499, portfolio assembled 1929

Unknown Artist (Venice, late 15th century)
printed by Aldus Manutius (Italian, 1449-1515)
commissioned by Leonardo Crasso (Italian, active c. 1499–1509)
original text by Francesco Colonna (Italian, 1433/34–1527)
portfolio text by Wilhelm Ludwig Schreiber (German, 1855–1932)

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Unknown Italian (Illustrator)
Title: A Nymph from Hypnerotomachia Poliphili (The Strife of Love in a Dream), Plate 55 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century
Place: Italy (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Original 1499
Medium: Woodcut in black, and letterpress in black (recto and verso), on cream laid paper, tipped onto cream wove paper mat
Dimensions: Image: 13.4 × 7.1 cm (5 5/16 × 2 13/16 in.); Sheet: 28.1 × 18.8 cm (11 1/8 × 7 7/16 in.)
Credit Line: Print Sales Miscellaneous Fund
Reference Number: 1938.86.55
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