Art Institute of Chicago
The Queen of Sheba Avoiding the Wooden Bridge
Georg Pencz
- Date
- c. 1532
- Medium
- Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
- Culture
- Germany
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
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- Object type
- AAT300041273
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