St Philip, by Domenico Beccafumi

An image of St Philip, full length with an open book resting on his right arm. Beccafumi, Domenico (Italian, 1486-1551). Chiaroscuro woodcut, from three blocks, circa 1545-circa 1550.

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St Philip, full length with an open book resting on his right arm. Beccafumi, Domenico (Italian, 1486-1551). Chiaroscuro woodcut, from three blocks, circa 1545-circa 1550.

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Accession Number: 34.17-132
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 544 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 697.94kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1

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