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Two Beggars Fighting by Jacques Bellange

Two Beggars Fighting

Jacques Bellange · 1575

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DETAILS
Artist
Jacques Bellange
Date
1575
Medium
Etching and engraving, with drypoint, in black on off white laid paper
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
32 × 21.8 cm (12 5/8 × 8 5/8 in.)
Collection
Prints and Drawings
Culture
France
Credit line
Prints and Drawings Purchase Fund
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THE ARTIST

Jacques Bellange

Jacques Bellange, court painter to the Dukes of Lorraine, created highly individual and striking Northern Mannerist etchings, like his dramatic 'The Martyrdom of Saint Lucy'.

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