ANONYMOUS, ITALIAN, 16TH CENTURY. Relief with Mithras kneeling upon a bull and driving a sword into its shoulder, at left two smaller standing figures, one holding a sheat

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Relief with Mithras kneeling upon a bull and driving a sword into its shoulder, at left two smaller standing figures, one holding a sheathed sword and one holding a sword, a frieze with chariots and serpents coiled around figures above

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Relief with Mithras kneeling upon a bull and driving a sword into its shoulder, at left two smaller standing figures, one holding a sheathed sword and one holding a sword, a frieze with chariots and serpents coiled around figures above. Artist: Anonymous, Italian, 16th century. Dimensions: Plate: 15 15/16 x 10 3/8 in. (40.5 x 26.3 cm) Sheet: 19 5/16 x 13 1/16 in. (49 x 33.2 cm). Publisher: Antonio Lafreri (French, Orgelet, Franche-Comte ca. 1512-1577 Rome). Date: 1564.

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engraving

Museum:

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Publisher:

Antonio Lafreri (French, Orgelet, Franche-Comte ca. 1512-1577 Rome)

Credit:

Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY

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Image size:

2835 x 4089 px | 33.2 MB

Print size:

24.0 x 34.6 cm | 9.4 x 13.6 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

ANONYMOUS, ITALIAN, 16TH CENTURY • ANTONIO LAFRERI (FRENCH, ORGELET, FRANCHE-COMTE CA. 1512-1577 ROME) • DRAWINGS AND PRINTS • ENGRAVING • EUROPE • FRANCE • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • PRINTS

ANONYMOUS, ITALIAN, 16TH CENTURY. Relief with Mithras kneeling upon a bull and driving a sword into its shoulder, at left two smaller standing figures, one holding a sheathed sword and one holding a sword, a frieze with chariots and serpents coiled around figures above