The Cave
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The Cave

TitleThe Cave
ArtistHerman van Swanevelt (Dutch, c. 1600–1655)
Datec. 1652–54 17th century
Mediumetching and engraving
ClassificationPrint
OriginNetherlands Netherlands
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineThe Flight into Egypt: The Cave, c. 1652–54. Herman van Swanevelt (Dutch, c. 1600–1655). Etching and engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Louise S. Richards in appreciation of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1987.92.4
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“The Cave” is a work by Herman van Swanevelt (Dutch, c. 1600–1655), dated c. 1652–54. It is executed in etching and engraving and classified as print. 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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