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Virtue as a young woman in the centre of four figures representing love, error, ignorance and opinion

Jacopo Ligozzi, Andrea Andreani1585

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States

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Title: Virtue as a young woman in the centre of four figures representing love, error, ignorance and opinion
Creator: Andrea Andreani|Jacopo Ligozzi
Date Created: 1585
Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 18 11/16 × 12 13/16 in. (47.5 × 32.6 cm)
Type: Print
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/634352
Medium: Chiaroscuro woodcut from four blocks printed in orange ink
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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