A Contest between the Shepherds Alcesto and Acaten, Master of 1416, ca. 1410
A Contest between the Shepherds Alcesto and Acaten, ca. 1410, Tempera on wood, Twelve-sided, 21 1/8 x 22 1/8 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Master of 1416 (Italian, Florentine, early 15th century), This panel and its companion originally formed the front and back of a birth tray (desco da parto). The story they illustrate is from Giovanni Boccaccio's Comedia delle ninfe fiorentine, written about 1342
Size: 4420px × 4260px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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