Polidoro Caldara, called Polidoro da Caravaggio
Romolo traccia il solco della città di Roma (Romulus Marking Out the Furrows [Boundaries] of the City of Rome with a Plough)
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Polidoro Caldara, called Polidoro da Caravaggio (Italian (Lombard), c. 1499–1543)Italian (Lombard), c. 1499–1543
CultureItalian
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- Romolo traccia il solco della città di Roma (Romulus Marking Out the Furrows [Boundaries] of the City of Rome with a Plough)
Datec. 18th century
MediumPen and ink with wash, heightened with white, on blue wove paper
DimensionsSheet (visible): 10 7/8 × 10 1/2 in. (27.7 × 26.7 cm)
Frame (outer): 23 15/16 × 20 13/16 in. (60.8 × 52.9 cm)
Frame (outer): 23 15/16 × 20 13/16 in. (60.8 × 52.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Vaughn Foundation Fund
Object number2022.293
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