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Minerva (or Bellona) in a Niche by Parmigianino — VisualArtsDB

Minerva (or Bellona) in a Niche

Minerva (or Bellona) in a Niche

1523–1540

Medium: Black chalk on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: 28 × 17.2 cm (11 1/16 × 6 13/16 in.)
Genre: chalk
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

Tags

drawings (visual works)black chalkchalkprints and drawinginorganic materialpaper (fiber product)

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