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Gaetano Gandolfi Italian
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The talented painter and fluent draftsman Gandolfi also created reproductive engravings and a small number of exquisite etchings, including this spirited Rococo rendition of Pluto and Persephone entering into the flames of the underworld.
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Title: Rape of Persephone
Artist:
Gaetano Gandolfi (Italian, San Matteo della Decima 1734–1802 Bologna)
Date: ca. 1755–90
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Plate: 2 3/4 x 4 5/16 in. (7 x 11 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1960
Object Number: 60.611.66
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