Classical Female Figure (Diana or Venus) with Two Infants

Provenance

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Artist: Francesco Primaticcio (Italian, Bologna 1504/5–1570 Paris)
Date: ca. 1539–42
Medium: Pen and brown ink, highlighted with white gouache, over traces of black chalk, stylus and compass construction; traces of squaring in black chalk
Dimensions: sheet: 9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in. (25.2 x 20.1 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Anonymous Gift, 2006
Accession no.: 2006.393.25

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Museum collection · via the Art Institute of ChicagoAT-00005673
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Museum collection · via the Metropolitan Museum of ArtAT-00020554
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Museum collection · via the Metropolitan Museum of ArtAT-00020555

Data retrieved from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 9, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.