Pierre Woeiriot
Phalaris Condemning the Sculptor Perillus to the Bronze Bull

ArtistFrench, 1532–c. 1596
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Phalaris Condemning the Sculptor Perillus to the Bronze Bull
Datec. 1556
MediumEngraving
Dimensions223 × 172 mm
Plate or block: 8 3/4 × 6 3/4 in. (22.2 × 17.1 cm)
Sheet (sheet): 12 1/2 × 9 3/4in. (31.8 × 24.8 cm)
Mat (mat): 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.1997.29
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Provenance[Kunsthandlung Helmut H. Rumbler, Frankfurt-am-Main]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 1997.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
References: Robert-Dumesnil 205, i/ii; Inventaire du Fonds Français, Grav. du XVIe siècle, II, no. 21, i/ii

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