Localities in Rome Used as Hospitals during the Plague in 1656

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Localities in Rome Used as Hospitals during the Plague in 1656

c. 1656

Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi (Italian, 1618–after 1677) Possibly after Giovanni Molinari (Italian, 1633–1688)

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Object Details

Titles:

Localities in Rome Used as Hospitals during the Plague in 1656
Disegno dell’Isola et Altri Luoghi di Roma Serviti in Occasione di Peste l’Anno M.DC.LVI.

Date:

c. 1656

Artists:

Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi (Italian, 1618–after 1677) Possibly after Giovanni Molinari (Italian, 1633–1688)

Medium:

Etching

Dimensions:

Plate: 11 7/16 x 15 3/16 inches (29 x 38.5 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Purchased with the SmithKline Beckman (later SmithKline Beecham) Fund for the Ars Medica Collection, 1968

Accession Number:

1968-215-13

Geography:

Made in Italy, Europe

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