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[Portrait of Emperor Volusianus].
1557
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Omega Project
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Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
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Metadata
- Publisher
- 1557.
- People
-
- Author
- Goltzius, Hendrik, 1558-1617
- Language
- No linguistic content
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- [Portrait of Emperor Volusianus].
- Call Number
- E East 43/GC070/Box 01/Normal/16th c. GA 2024.01150
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dctq57p482v
- Publisher
- 1557.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1557
- Extent
- 1 item
- References
- From a book printed in Antwerp, by Plantin, 1557. The book is in the Collection of Elmer Adler.
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Chiaroscuro woodcuts
- Signed: "Imp Cae C Vib Volusiano Avg".
- Unsigned by the artist.
- Provenance: Inscribed in pencil, lower right: "Graphic Arts Collection // Princton University Library // Feb. 1950".
- Item description: An early use of chiaroscuro in book. According to Rooses, only 63 copies were printed.
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 2
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
-
https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/86384ccd-db9a-446e-83c1-ae09d2759bd9/manifest