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Eight vases, the largest one in center with sculptures of a nymph and a faun, plate 4 from "Collection of Various Vases" (Raccolta di Vasi Diversi)

Stefano della Bella|François Langlois · Italian|French

Date: ca. 1650–56

Medium: Etching

Dimensions: Sheet: 3 7/16 × 8 1/8 in. (8.7 × 20.7 cm)

Classification: Prints|Ornament & Architecture

Themes: Fauns, Nymphs, Vases

Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011

Date range
1650 – 1656
Largest dimension
20.7 cm
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