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Mythology & Putti

    AGOSTINO DEI MUSI (C. 1490-AFTER 1536)

    Two Cupids

    c.1500-30

    Engraving | 12.2 x 8.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851913

    An engraving after a design which Bartsch attributed to Raphael. Second state, with Salamanca's address at upper left. Not described in Bartsch.

    • Creator(s)

      Agostino dei Musi (c. 1490-after 1536) (engraver)

      After Raphael (1483-1520) (designer)

    • 12.2 x 8.3 cm (sheet of paper)

    • Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)

    • Subject(s)
      • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
        • Biological sciences
          • Zoology
            • Animals
              • Mythical creatures
                • Putti
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • prints
    • Other number(s)

      Ruland p.142 B.VI.1

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