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Study of Animals and Figures by Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Study of Animals and Figures

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione · 1609

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Artist
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
Date
1609
Medium
Pen and brown ink, and brush and brown wash
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
8-1/16 x 11-9/16 in. (20.4 x 29.3 cm)
Collection
Drawings and Prints
Credit line
Gift of Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1880
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