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Animals from an Ancient Wall Painting [Table I]
| Title | Animals from an Ancient Wall Painting [Table I] |
|---|---|
| Artist | Italian 16th Century, published by Antonio Lafreri |
| Date | 1547-1577 16th century |
| Medium | engraving |
| Classification | |
| Holding institution | National Gallery of Art (Washington) |
| Credit line | The Ahmanson Foundation |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Animals from an Ancient Wall Painting [Table I]” is a work by Italian 16th Century, published by Antonio Lafreri, dated 1547-1577. It is executed in engraving and classified as print. In this archive it sits within the zoological illustration tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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The artist
This work is attributed to Italian 16th Century, published by Antonio Lafreri. Browse every catalogued public-domain plate by this maker.
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The medium
Catalogued as print. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
The period
Dated to 1547-1577. Explore the wider set of works from the 16th century held in the archive.
The collection
Made available through the National Gallery of Art (Washington) open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via the National Gallery of Art Open Access programme.
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