Miraculous draught of fishes, after Raphael

Miraculous draught of fishes, after Raphael

Niccolò Vicentino

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

For the attribution of this print to Vicentino, see Naoko Takahatake, 'Niccolò Vicentino's "Miraculous Draught of Fishes"', Print Quarterly Vol. 28, No. 3 (SEPTEMBER 2011), pp. 256-260.

Drawings and Prints

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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