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Scenes from the life of a Saint by Vanni, Francesco

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An image of Title/s:Three scenes from the life of a saint: the Devil appearing to him as a praying woman; the flagellated Christ appearing to him with a flail in His hand; a miracle with a pair of scissors
Maker/s: Vanni, Francesco (draughtsman) [ULAN info: Italian artist, 1563/5-1610]
Technique Description: pen and brown ink on buff coloured paper, gone over with a stylus 
Dimensions: height: 262 mm, width: 72 mm

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Title/s:Three scenes from the life of a saint: the Devil appearing to him as a praying woman; the flagellated Christ appearing to him with a flail in His hand; a miracle with a pair of scissors Maker/s: Vanni, Francesco (draughtsman) [ULAN info: Italian artist, 1563/5-1610] Technique Description: pen and brown ink on buff coloured paper, gone over with a stylus Dimensions: height: 262 mm, width: 72 mm

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  • Accession Number: 3021
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
  • Image height: 760 pixels
  • Image width: 400 pixels
  • Processed with: ACD Systems Digital Imaging
  • Filesize: 48.86kB

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