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Allegory of the Rescue of Humanity: Virtus Deserta
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Allegory of the Rescue of Humanity: Virtus Deserta

Giovanni Antonio da Brescia (Italian), artist; Andrea Mantegna (Italian, about 1431–1506), artist · c. 1500–1505 · engraving printed on two sheets

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Credit lineAllegory of the Rescue of Humanity: Virtus Deserta, c. 1500–1505. Giovanni Antonio da Brescia (Italian), after Andrea Mantegna (Italian, about 1431–1506). Engraving printed on two sheets. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1925.155.b
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