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Homer Dictating

A work made of oil on canvas.
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  • A work made of oil on canvas.

Date:

1660/65

Artist:

Pier Francesco Mola (Italian, 1612–1666)

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Painting and Sculpture of Europe

Artist

Pier Francesco Mola

Title

Homer Dictating

Place

Italy (Artist's nationality:)

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1660–1665

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

72.5 × 99 cm (28 9/16 × 38 15/16 in.); Framed: 83.9 × 109.3 × 5.1 cm (33 × 43 × 2 in.)

Credit Line

Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection

Reference Number

1930.337

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