Ceres Changing Ascalaphus into a Bird of Evil Omen
| Title | Ceres Changing Ascalaphus into a Bird of Evil Omen |
|---|---|
| Artist | Paolo Farinati |
| Medium | pen and brown ink with brown wash heightened with white on blue laid paper |
| Classification | Drawing |
| Holding institution | National Gallery of Art (Washington) |
| Credit line | Rosenwald Collection |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Ceres Changing Ascalaphus into a Bird of Evil Omen” is a work by Paolo Farinati. It is executed in pen and brown ink with brown wash heightened with white on blue laid paper and classified as drawing. 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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Catalogued as drawing. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to 16th century. Explore the wider set of works from the 16th century held in the archive.
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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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