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Plate 1: Saturn in a niche devouring his son, standing before a scythe, from a series of mythological gods and goddesses

Rosso Fiorentino, Jacopo Caraglio1526

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States

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Title: Plate 1: Saturn in a niche devouring his son, standing before a scythe, from a series of mythological gods and goddesses
Creator: Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio|Rosso Fiorentino|Carlo Losi
Date Created: 1526
Physical Dimensions: sheet: 8 11/16 x 4 5/8 in. (22.1 x 11.7 cm)
Type: Print
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/397524
Medium: Engraving
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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