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Earth (from the series The Four Elements)
late 16th century
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 21.6 x 15.4 cm (8 1/2 x 6 1/16 in.)(trimmed within the image)
Credit Line
Lee M. Friedman Fund
Accession Number63.1353
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionOne of two known impressions after a lost Arcimboldo painting of Earth. Reverse of woodcut version inscribed "Inventio Arcimboldo" with monogram HM or JM.
Marks
Verso, lower center, stamped in brown ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 282)
ProvenanceLucien Goldschmidt, Inc., New York; from whom purchased September 18, 1963