The Worship of the Golden Calf, by Frans Francken

An image of The Worship of the Golden Calf. Francken, Frans II (Flemish, 1581-1642). Oil on panel, height, 56.8, cm, width, 86.3, cm, circa 1630-1635.

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The Worship of the Golden Calf. Francken, Frans II (Flemish, 1581-1642). Oil on panel, height, 56.8, cm, width, 86.3, cm, circa 1630-1635.

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Accession Number: 262
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/13.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: GFX 50S
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 670 pixels
Image width: 1023 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 138.56kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 13/1
Captured: 2019:07:03 22:29:30

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