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Allegory of Visual Perception by Jan Saenredam — VisualArtsDB

Allegory of Visual Perception

Allegory of Visual Perception

1616

Medium: Engraving on laid paper
Dimensions: Plate: 24.4 × 18.4 cm (9 5/8 × 7 1/4 in.); sheet: 26.4 × 19.7 cm (10 7/16 × 7 13/16 in.)
Genre: print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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