'Anno 1690' (the Year 1690), with numerous warring figures clambering on and hanging from the numbers, allusions to the Allegories of the Four Elements and the Four Continents

'Anno 1690' (the Year 1690), with numerous warring figures clambering on and hanging from the numbers, allusions to the Allegories of the Four Elements and the Four Continents

1685·Etching·Plate: 8 1/8 × 12 5/16 in. (20.7 × 31.2 cm) Sheet: 9 9/16 × 13 11/16 in. (24.3 × 34.8 cm)

Purchase, Christie's Inc. Gift, 2016

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Year
1685
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Plate: 8 1/8 × 12 5/16 in. (20.7 × 31.2 cm) Sheet: 9 9/16 × 13 11/16 in. (24.3 × 34.8 cm)

Artist

Giuseppe Maria Mitelli
Giuseppe Maria Mitelli

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Giuseppe Maria Mitelli (1634–1718)

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Year
1685
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Plate: 8 1/8 × 12 5/16 in. (20.7 × 31.2 cm) Sheet: 9 9/16 × 13 11/16 in. (24.3 × 34.8 cm)
Watts ID
WW-1685-159410

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Giuseppe Maria Mitelli

Giuseppe Maria Mitelli

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