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Louis XIV Captured by Venus

Charles Le Brun · 1619–1690

Maximum print size

58.2 × 41.9 cm · 22.9 × 16.5 in

at 300 DPI from the 6,874 × 4,959 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 16×20 inch frame.

Frame: 91.4 × 61.0 cm · 36.0 × 24.0 in
Mat opening: 58.2 × 41.9 cm · 22.9 × 16.5 in
Mat border, sides: 16.8 cm · 6.6 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 9.7 cm · 3.8 in

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Details

Date: early 1670s
Medium: black chalk, graphite, and brush and gray wash
Type: Drawing
Origin: France
Orientation: landscape
Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art ↗

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