Three Mythological Events: Minerva with Perseus Holding the Head of Medusa; the Birth of Venus; and Perseus Rescuing Andromeda from the Sea Monster Cetus

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Three Mythological Events: Minerva with Perseus Holding the Head of Medusa; the Birth of Venus; and Perseus Rescuing Andromeda from the Sea Monster Cetus

c. 1685 (print); 1693 (publication)

Pietro Santo Bartoli (Italian, c. 1635–1700) After the Antique

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Object Details

Titles:

Three Mythological Events: Minerva with Perseus Holding the Head of Medusa; the Birth of Venus; and Perseus Rescuing Andromeda from the Sea Monster Cetus
Plate 30 from Giovanni Pietro Bellori, Admiranda Romanarum Antiquitatum (The Wonders of Ancient Rome) (Rome: Giovanni Giacomo de' Rossi, 1693)

Date:

c. 1685 (print); 1693 (publication)

Artists:

Pietro Santo Bartoli (Italian, c. 1635–1700) After the Antique

Medium:

Engraving

Dimensions:

Plate: 8 7/8 x 17 inches (22.5 x 43.2 cm) Sheet: 14 7/16 x 19 inches (36.7 x 48.3 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Gift of Herbert Church, 1952

Accession Number:

1952-89-45

Geography:

Made near Italy, Europe Published in Rome, Italy, Europe

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