Poros Assailed by the Macedonian Army (recto); Sketches of Animals (verso)

Title	Poros Assailed by the Macedonian Army (recto); Sketches of Animals (verso)
Artist	Perino del Vaga (Italian, 1501–1547)
Date	c. 1545/47
Medium	pen and brown ink (iron gall) and brush and brown wash; framing lines in gold paint
Classification	Drawing
Origin	Italy, 16th century

Themes: Zoological illustration

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“Poros Assailed by the Macedonian Army (recto); Sketches of Animals (verso)” is a work by Perino del Vaga (Italian, 1501–1547), dated c. 1545/47. It is executed in pen and brown ink (iron gall) and brush and brown wash; framing lines in gold paint and classified as drawing. 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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