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A River god and studies for Leda and the swan

Domenico BECCAFUMI (workshop of)
A River god and studies for Leda and the swan
 (c. 1550-1580)
leaf from the Crofton Sketchbook

Medium
pen and brown ink over black chalk, black chalk and traces of red chalk

Measurements
21.7 × 14.6 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1966

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Siena, Italy

Accession Number
1614-5

Department
International Prints and Drawings

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Subjects (general)
Human Figures Religion and Mythology

Subjects (specific)
Leda and the Swan (Greco-Roman narrative) men (male humans) nudes (representations) women (female humans)

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