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Pictura (An Allegory of Painting) by Frans van Mieris the Elder — VisualArtsDB

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Pictura (An Allegory of Painting)

Pictura (An Allegory of Painting)

Pictura (An Allegory of Painting)

Frans van Mieris the Elder

1661

Dimensions: 12.7 Centimeters (Measurements) × 8.89 Centimeters (Measurements) × 1.27 Centimeters (Measurements) × 15.24 Centimeters (Measurements) × 11.9063 Centimeters (Measurements)
Genre: Artwork
Museum: J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA, US

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Object Record Structure: Whole Paintings

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