Fall of the Giants, 1638, Chiaroscuro woodcut from three blocks, printed on four sheets, Sheet: 34 9/16 × 24 5/8 in. ( × 62

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Fall of the Giants, 1638, Chiaroscuro woodcut from three blocks, printed on four sheets, Sheet: 34 9/16 × 24 5/8 in. ( × cm), Prints, Bartolomeo Coriolano (Italian, Bologna ca. 1599–ca. 1676 Bologna (?)), After Guido Reni (Italian, Bologna 1575–1642 Bologna), A contemporary biographer of Guido Reni reported that the artist, famed for his depictions of devout saints and beautiful women, created this composition in order to show that he was the equal of any master in depicting the muscular male nude

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Size: 3740px × 5062px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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