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Water, from The Four Elements by Philips Galle — VisualArtsDB

Water, from The Four Elements

Water, from The Four Elements

1564

Medium: Engraving on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Plate: 19 × 23.9 cm (7 1/2 × 9 7/16 in.); sheet: 22.2 × 27.5 cm (8 3/4 × 10 7/8 in.)
Genre: engraving
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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