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Giulio Parigi|Anonymous|Remigio Cantagallina|Jean Sauvé

Plate 6: Ship of Castor and Pollux (Barcha de Castor et Poluce), from the series 'The magnificent pageant on the river Arno in Florence for the marriage of the Grand Duke' (Le Magnifique carousel fait sur le fleuve de l'Arne a Florence, pour le mariage du Grand Duc), for the wedding celebration of Cosimo de' Medici in Florence, 1608

1664
Etching; reverse copy
9 × 13.4 cm (3.5 × 5.3 in)

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