Leda and the Swan

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Artist/Maker	Raimondi, Marcantonio (engraver (printmaker)) Michelangelo (artist)
Place of origin	Italy (made)

Leda and the Swan; From a design by Michelangelo; Print on paper; Smaller than DYCE.1112, differently treated, the subject reversed, and with a landscape background; The address of 'Ant. Lafrerij, Romæ' is inscribed at the bottom.

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Category	Prints
Object type	Print
Title	Leda and the Swan
Materials and techniques	print on paper Printing Ink Paper Printing
Brief description	Leda and the Swan; From a design by Michelangelo; School of Marcantonio Raimondi; Italy; Late 15th - 16th century.
Physical description	Leda and the Swan; From a design by Michelangelo; Print on paper; Smaller than DYCE.1112, differently treated, the subject reversed, and with a landscape background; The address of 'Ant. Lafrerij, Romæ' is inscribed at the bottom.
Marks and inscriptions	Ant. Lafrerij, Romæ (The address inscribed at bottom.)
Credit line	Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Subjects depicted	Swan Leda
Associated object	DYCE.1112 (Version)
Bibliographic reference	DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum : Printed by G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1874.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	DYCE.1113

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Record created	January 13, 2010
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1153262/leda-and-the-swan-print-raimondi-marcantonio/

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