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Polidoro da Caravaggio

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  • Francesco Maurolico. Line engraving by M. Bovis after Polidoro da Caravaggio.
  • Two men studying a corpse by the light of a candle stuck in its chest. Etching after a drawing attributed to Polidoro Caldara (Polidoro da Caravaggio).
  • Two sibyls. Engraving by H. Goltzius after Polidoro da Caravaggio.
  • The Mass. Colour mixed media print by the Comte de Caylus and N. Le Sueur after Polidoro da Caravaggio.
  • The rape of the Sabine women. Etching by G.B. Galestruzzi after Polidoro da Caravaggio.

Catalogue

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    The children of Niobe are shot with arrows by Artemis and Apollo. Engraving by J. Saenredam, 1594, after H. Goltzius after Polidoro da Caravaggio.

    Polidoro, da Caravaggio, approximately 1495-approximately 1543. | Date: [1594] | Reference: 2475245i
    • Pictures

    Artemis and Apollo, seated, observe the disrespect of Niobe. Engraving by J. Saenredam, 1594, after H. Goltzius after Polidoro da Caravaggio.

    Polidoro, da Caravaggio, approximately 1495-approximately 1543. | Date: [1594] | Reference: 2475246i
    • Pictures

    Four nymphs picking fruit from trees in a forest, in the presence of a river god. Lithograph by F. Piloty, ca. 1811, after Polidoro da Caravaggio.

    Polidoro, da Caravaggio, approximately 1495-approximately 1543. | Date: [1811] | Reference: 3009249i
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    Pagans worshipping a statue of Latona in preference to Niobe. Etching by G.B. Galestruzzi, 1656, after Polidoro da Caravaggio.

    Polidoro, da Caravaggio, approximately 1495-approximately 1543. | Date: 1656 | Reference: 11505i
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    Niobe orders people to bring offerings to her, not to Latona. Engraving by J. Saenredam, 1594, after H. Goltzius after Polidoro da Caravaggio.

    Polidoro, da Caravaggio, approximately 1495-approximately 1543. | Date: [1594] | Reference: 2475248i

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