Title: The abduction of Dejanira held by the centaur Nessus
Object type: Print
Date: ca. 1530–61
Artist:  Battista Franco 
Artist bio: Italian, Venice ca. 1510–1561 Venice
Artist nationality: Italian
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Etching and engraving; first state
Dimensions: sheet: 10 x 15 9/16 in. (25.4 x 39.5 cm) trimmed to platemark except for lower margin
plate: 9 5/8 x 15 3/8 in. (24.5 x 39 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1930
Department: Drawings and Prints
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Bow and Arrow, term: Male Nudes, term: Female Nudes, term: Centaurs