A man sits near an altar with a statue of a goddess and prepares a boar for sacrifice. Engraving by Battista Franco.

  • Franco, Battista, 1510?-1561.
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1500-1599
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42309i
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A man sits near an altar with a statue of a goddess and prepares a boar for sacrifice. Engraving by Battista Franco. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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1500-1599

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1 print : engraving, with etching ; image 8 x 11.1 cm

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References note

Adam Bartsch, Le peintre graveur, Vienna 1818, vol. XVI, p. 152, Battista Franco no. 88 ("Un vieillard assis à droite, vis-à-vis de la statue d'une déesse placée sur un autel ; il tient un porc de la main droite, et de l'autre il prend un vase d'une table. Largeur: 4 p. 8 Iign. Hauteur: 3 pouces environ.")

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Wellcome Collection 42309i

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