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Ignorance and Mercury

Ignorance and Mercury

Andrea Mantegna

1451–1506

Medium: Engraving on paper
Dimensions: 29.8 × 44.1 cm (11 3/4 × 17 3/8 in.)
Genre: engraving
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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engravingprintprints and drawingpaper (fiber product)

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Ignorance and Mercury by Andrea Mantegna — VisualArtsDB