Three Muses and a Putto with a Lyre, a cruciform composition, from a series of eight compositions after Francesco Primaticcio's designs for the ceiling of the Gallery of Ulysses (destroyed 1738–39) at Fontainebleau
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Giorgio Ghisi|Francesco Primaticcio
Artist bio: Italian, Mantua ca. 1520–1582 Mantua|Italian, Bologna 1504/5–1570 Paris
Artist role: Artist|Artist
Artist nationality: Italian|Italian
Date: 1560s
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: plate: 11 5/8 x 6 5/8 in. (29.5 x 16.8 cm) platemark
sheet: 12 3/8 x 7 1/2 in. (31.5 x 19 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926
Accession year: 1926
Tags: Musical Instruments|Muses