DETAILS
- Artist
- Giulio Romano
- Date
- 1515
- Medium
- Pen and brown ink, red and black chalk
- Location
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Dimensions
- [object Object]
- Collection
- Drawings
- Culture
- Italy
- Credit line
- Anne Elizabeth Wilson Memorial Fund
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THE ARTIST
Giulio Romano
Giulio Romano, Raphael's gifted pupil, became a leading Mannerist artist whose playful architectural designs and frescoes defined the style in Mantua.
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