The Cyclops Forging Arms, by Cornelis Cort

An image of Print Album. The Cyclops Forging Arms. Cort, Cornelis, printmaker (Netherlandish, 1533-1578). After Vecellio, Tiziano (Italian, 1489/90-1576). Description: An allegory of the city of Brescia. Engraving, 1572. State II/IV.

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Print Album. The Cyclops Forging Arms. Cort, Cornelis, printmaker (Netherlandish, 1533-1578). After Vecellio, Tiziano (Italian, 1489/90-1576). Description: An allegory of the city of Brescia. Engraving, 1572. State II/IV.

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Accession Number: 22.i.10-66
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 995 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 1.17MB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1

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