The Challenge of the Pierides, from Ovid's Metamorphosis (Book V: 294-678) by Karel van Mander I — Karel van Mander I. The Challenge of the Pierides, from Ovid's Metamorphosis (Book V: 294-678), 16th–17th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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The Challenge of the Pierides, from Ovid's Metamorphosis (Book V: 294-678)

by Karel van Mander I

Quick Overview

Artist: Karel van Mander I (Netherlandish, Meulebeke 1548–1606 Amsterdam)
Date: 16th–17th century
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash; framing lines in pen and brown ink
Dimensions: sheet: 6 9/16 x 8 15/16 in. (16.7 x 22.7 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Purchase, 2005 Benefit Fund and Dodge Fund, 2007
Accession no.: 2007.406

Provenance

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