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Myrrha giving birth to Adonis, plate

Myrrha giving birth to Adonis, plate
1550

Medium
earthenware (maiolica)

Measurements
3.4 × 23.2 cm diameter

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Howard Spensley, 1939

Gallery location
16th & 17th Century Gallery - Painting and Sculpture
Mezzanine linked to Level 1, NGV International

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Italy

Inscription
painted in blue on base c.: Orid(...illeg.) narra(...illeg.)l / parto demirra / 1550

Accession Number
4405-D3

Department
International Decorative Arts

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