PrintsGerman16th century

Sol (with Phaethon)

1533

Artists

Heinrich AldegreverArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Engraving

Medium

Engraving printed in black ink on white antique laid paper darkened to cream

Culture

German

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

plate: 9.7 × 6.4 cm (3 13/16 × 2 1/2 in.)

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