Giovanni Battista Franco / The Abduction of Hesione by Hercules / c. 1535-1540

Giovanni Battista Franco
The Abduction of Hesione by Hercules
c. 1535-1540
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Creator Name: Franco, Giovanni Battista
Creator Nationality: Italian
Creator Dates/Places: 1498/1510-1561
Biography: Italian, 1498/1510-1561
Gender: M
Creator Birth Place: Italy: Udine
Creator Death Place: Italy: Venice
Creator Name-CRT: Giovanni Battista Franco
Title: The Abduction of Hesione by Hercules
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Creation Start Date: 1535
Creation End Date: 1540
Creation Date: c. 1535-1540
Object Type: Drawings and Watercolors
Classification Term: Drawing
Materials and Techniques: pen and brown ink with brown wash on tan laid paper
Dimensions: 17.9 x 18.5 cm
AMICA Contributor: National Gallery of Canada
Owner Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
ID Number: 15214
Credit Line: Purchased 1966
Rights: http://national.gallery.ca/english/index.html
AMICA ID: NGC_.15214
Measurement Unit: cm
Measurement Dimension: width
AMICA Library Year: 2003
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