A man kneeling and placing a laurel branch upon a pile of burning books
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Francesco Salviati (Francesco de' Rossi)|Marco Dente
Artist bio: Italian, Florence 1510–1563 Rome|Italian, Ravenna, active by 1515–died 1527 Rome
Artist role: Artist|Artist
Artist nationality: Italian|Italian
Date: ca. 1515–27
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 2 1/2 × 3 7/16 in. (6.3 × 8.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917
Accession year: 1917
Tags: Books|Men|Fire