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Daphnis and Chloe

Print
1919 (produced)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Etching by Lovis Corinth depicting a scene between Daphnis and Chloe, figures from Greek and Roman mythology, both herding sheep


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleDaphnis and Chloe (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Etching print
Brief description
Etching print by Lovis Corinth entitled "Daphnis and Chloe", German, ca.1917
Physical description
Etching by Lovis Corinth depicting a scene between Daphnis and Chloe, figures from Greek and Roman mythology, both herding sheep
Dimensions
  • Height: 279.4mm (Note: Taken from the departmental circulation registration 1947)
  • Width: 381mm (Note: Taken from the departmental circulation registration 1947)
Marks and inscriptions
Artist's signature inscribed at the bottom right corner of the print ("Lovis Cornith")
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Taken from the departmental circulation registration 1947
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.157-1947

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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