The Death of Adonis, by Hans Bol

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The Death of Adonis. Bol, Hans (Netherlandish, 1534-1593). Pen, brown ink, brown wash, on paper (incised for engraving), 1584.

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Accession Number: PD.172-1963
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 741 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 244.68kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1
Captured: 2016:04:13 14:25:53

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16th Century Adonis death dogs drawing exterior Fitz_PDP Hans Bol landscape mythological mythology Netherlandish Northern Renaissance Renaissance

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