Perseus

1570/1580

Giovanni Gallo

Artist, Italian, active 16th century

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chiaroscuro woodcut printed in black and blue on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 31.9 x 20.6 cm (12 9/16 x 8 1/8 in.)

  • Accession

    2006.162.11

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 124, State copy

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lisa and Leonard Baskin, MA, 1965. (The Book Press, Ltd., Williamsburg, VA); Ruth Cole Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased March 22, 1986; gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower verso in graphite: M Pino 25 / Sienna

Wikidata ID

Q76341660

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