Atalanta's race, by Niccola Giolfino the younger

An image of Atalanta's race. Giolfino, Niccolà, the younger (Italian, 1476/7-1555). Egg tempera on panel, height, painted surface, 24.5 cm, width, painted surface, 28.7 cm; height, panel surface, 27 cm, width, panel surface, 31.7 cm. School of Verona.

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Atalanta's race. Giolfino, Niccolà, the younger (Italian, 1476/7-1555). Egg tempera on panel, height, painted surface, 24.5 cm, width, painted surface, 28.7 cm; height, panel surface, 27 cm, width, panel surface, 31.7 cm. School of Verona.

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Accession Number: 210
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 854 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 202.77kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 19/1
Captured: 2010:08:03 09:16:01

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