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Designed and engraved by Enea Vico Italian
Portrait of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany Italian
Poem on verso written by Lodovico Dolce Italian
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Title: Cosimo de' Medici
Series/Portfolio: Discorsi (dedication plate)
Engraver:
Designed and engraved by Enea Vico (Italian, Parma 1523–1567 Ferrara)
Sitter:
Portrait of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (Italian, Florence 1519–1574 Florence)
Author:
Poem on verso written by Lodovico Dolce (Italian, Venice 1508–1568 Venice)
Date: 1555
Medium: Engraving with printed text
Dimensions:
sheet: 8 1/4 x 5 7/8 in. (21 x 15 cm)
plate: 5 7/8 x 4 7/16 in. (15 x 11.2 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Accession Number: 49.70.91
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