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Melpomene, Muse of Tragedy, plate 8 from Parnassus Biceps by Johann Theodor de Bry
Art Institute of ChicagoPublic domain

Melpomene, Muse of Tragedy, plate 8 from Parnassus Biceps

Johann Theodor de Bry · 1601

Exhibitions

Exhibition history

  • The Art Institute of Chicago, "Dionysos Unmasked: Ancient Sculpture and Early Prints," July 31, 2015–February 15, 2016, no cat.

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Artist

Johann Theodor de Bry

Date

1601

Medium

Engraving in black on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 23.5 × 14 cm (9 5/16 × 5 9/16 in.); Plate: 25.7 × 14 cm (10 1/8 × 5 9/16 in.); Sheet: 27.8 × 16.4 cm (11 × 6 1/2 in.)

Classification

engraving

Department

Prints and Drawings

Culture / origin

Frankfurt an der Oder

Credit line

The Wallace L. DeWolf and Joseph Brooks Fair Collections

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