Fresco from the facade of Palazzo Milesi in Rome

Draftsman Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi Italian

17th century (third quarter)

Not on view

Two roman soldiers with a prisoner, a depiction of Romulus and Remus with the wolf and several ancient Roman monuments grouped together in the background (second fresco from the left, on the third flour of the building).

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Title: Fresco from the facade of Palazzo Milesi in Rome
Artist: Polidoro da Caravaggio (Italian, Caravaggio ca. 1499–ca. 1543 Messina)
Draftsman: Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi (Italian, Florence, 1615 or 1618–after 1669)
Artist: Giovanni Francesco Venturini (Italian, active ca. 1650–1700)
Date: 17th century (third quarter)
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: plate: 5 13/16 x 3 1/16 in. (14.8 x 7.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Object Number: 17.3.1053
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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