Man Seated Beneath a Statue of Bacchus, Receiving an Audience — Battista Franco | DiscoverArt

Battista Franco

Man Seated Beneath a Statue of Bacchus, Receiving an Audience

ca. 1530–61

Etching and engraving

36.5 × 50 cm (14.4 × 19.7 in)

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