St Luke painting the Virgin, by Dirk Vellert

An image of St Luke painting the Virgin. Vellert, Dirk (Flemish, act.1511-1544). Etching, engraving, 1526. Alternative Number(s): Bartsch; 9. Dutuit; 9. Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); P.197.

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St Luke painting the Virgin. Vellert, Dirk (Flemish, act.1511-1544). Etching, engraving, 1526. Alternative Number(s): Bartsch; 9. Dutuit; 9. Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); P.197.

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Accession Number: AD.5.30-9
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/20.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Sam Cole
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 735 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 881.56kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 20/1
Captured: 2017:12:18 12:39:21

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