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The Age of Silver, from Ovid's Metamorphoses (Book 1) by Hendrick Goltzius — VisualArtsDB

The Age of Silver, from Ovid's Metamorphoses (Book 1)

The Age of Silver, from Ovid's Metamorphoses (Book 1)

Hendrick Goltzius

1589

Medium: Engraving on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Plate: 17.7 × 25.4 cm (7 × 10 in.); sheet (approximately): 26 × 33.2 cm (10 1/4 × 13 1/8 in.)
Genre: prints and drawing
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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