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Broadsheet, on recto artist and artisans in hell with objects relating to their profession entitled 'The artistic purgatory, where the calaveras of artists and craftsmen lie', on verso skulls relating to different professions
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Broadsheet, on recto artist and artisans in hell with objects relating to their profession entitled 'The artistic purgatory, where the calaveras of artists and craftsmen lie', on verso skulls relating to different professions

José Guadalupe Posada · ca. 1895–1900 · Etching on zinc, woodcut, letterpress, relief printing

From the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Credit lineBroadsheet, on recto artist and artisans in hell with objects relating to their profession entitled 'The artistic purgatory, where the calaveras of artists and craftsmen lie', on verso skulls relating to different professions. ca. 1895–1900. José Guadalupe Posada. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1946. CC0.
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