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Democritus and Protagoras by William Pether — VisualArtsDB

Democritus and Protagoras

Democritus and Protagoras

1778

Medium: Mezzotint in black on paper
Dimensions: Image: 50.4 × 35.2 cm (19 7/8 × 13 7/8 in.)
Genre: mezzotint
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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mezzotintprintprints and drawingpaper (fiber product)

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