Soldiers, one shown frontally and holding a sword, at right a soldier with his back turned and holding a cup, four soldiers standing behind them with standards and spears, after the lost frescoes by Polidoro da Caravaggio on the façade of the Milesi Palace in Via della Maschera d'Oro, Rome
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Compositions after the lost frescoes by Polidoro da Caravaggio on the facade of the Milesi Palace in Via della Maschera d'Oro, Rome
Artist: Giovanni Francesco Venturini|Polidoro da Caravaggio
Artist bio: Italian, active ca. 1650–1700|Italian, Caravaggio ca. 1499–ca. 1543 Messina
Artist role: Artist|Artist
Artist nationality: Italian|Italian
Date: ca. 1650–1700
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: sheet: 6 13/16 x 14 11/16 in. (17.3 x 37.3 cm)
plate: 6 1/8 x 3 5/16 in. (15.5 x 8.4 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession year: 2012
Tags: Soldiers|Spears|Swords