Marcus Curtius Plunging Into the Chasm

Marcus Curtius Plunging Into the Chasm

Lucas Cranach the Elder

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

According to Hollstein this print is after an Italian plaquette, attributed to Giovanni delle Opere or delle Corniole.

Drawings and Prints

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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