Count Antonio Maria di Girolamo Zanetti
A Sibyl

ArtistItalian, 1680–1757/67
ArtistItalian (Bolognese), c. 1599–1676
ArtistItalian (Bolognese), 1575–1642
CultureItalian
Titles
  • A Sibyl
Date1724
PlaceVenice, Italy
MediumChiaroscuro woodcut on laid paper
DimensionsBlock: 11 1/4 × 7 5/8 in. (28.6 × 19.3 cm)
Sheet: 12 1/16 × 8 9/16 in. (30.6 × 21.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. J. H. U. Brown
Object number88.98
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Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "Going with the Grain: Woodcuts from Houston Collections," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Cameron Gallery, January 31 - April 19, 2009.

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