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Plato’s Cave by Cornelis Cornelisz., Jan Saenredam — VisualArtsDB

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Plato’s Cave

Plato’s Cave

Plato’s Cave

Cornelis Cornelisz.Jan Saenredam

1604

Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: sheet: 32.9 × 44.8 cm (12 15/16 × 17 5/8 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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