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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M5485
People
Anonymous Italy (Venice) 1499
Title
An ancient gate of wonderful construction, which is minutely described in the text (fol. c viii recto)
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Illustrations from Colonna, Hypnerotomachia Poliphili. Venice, Aldus, 1499
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
15th century
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Veneto, Venice
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/251959

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Woodcut
Dimensions
23.5 × 14.8 cm (9 1/4 × 5 13/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • watermark: center: Crown-mitre with slender finial on top

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Essling 1198

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Philip Hofer
Accession Year
1932
Object Number
M5485
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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