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Emperor Decius from Icones Imperatorum Romanorum, plate 60 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century

A work made of chiaroscuro etching and woodcut on paper.
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  • A work made of chiaroscuro etching and woodcut on paper.

Date:

1557, assembled into portfolio 1937

Artist:

Hubrecht Goltzius (Netherlandish, 1526-1583) and Josse van Gietleughen (Netherlandish, active c. 1545)
assembled by Max Geisberg (Swiss, 1875-1943)

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Hubert Goltzius

Title

Emperor Decius from Icones Imperatorum Romanorum, plate 60 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century

Place

Netherlands (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.

1557

Medium

Chiaroscuro etching and woodcut on paper

Dimensions

Image/text: 18 × 25.8 cm (7 1/8 × 10 3/16 in.); Sheet: 22.8 × 30.1 cm (9 × 11 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Print Sales Miscellaneous Fund

Reference Number

1938.88.60

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