Pierre Woeiriot
Phalaris Condemning the Sculptor Perillus to the Bronze Bull

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Artist Pierre Woeiriot (French, 1532–c. 1596)French, 1532–c. 1596

CultureFrench

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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.

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

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