Touch (Tactus), from "The Five Senses"
Georg Pencz · German
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed at bottom): 2 15/16 × 2 1/16 in. (7.4 × 5.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Themes: Female Nudes, Looms, Spiders
Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1957
Date range
1539 – 1549
Largest dimension
5.2 cm
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