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Portrait of Jean-Philotée Achillini: seated man playing guitar on hill near tree, landscape with small town in background

(?) Francesco Francia Italian
ca. 1500–1534
Not on view
Jean-Philotée Achillini was a poet versed in ancient languages, law, theology, and music born in Bologne in 1466, three years after his brother Alexander, a doctor and philosopher who was known by citizens of Bologne as "the second Aristotle".

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  • Title: Portrait of Jean-Philotée Achillini: seated man playing guitar on hill near tree, landscape with small town in background
  • Artist: Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, Argini (?) ca. 1480–before 1534 Bologna (?))
  • Artist: (?) Francesco Francia (Italian, Bologna ca. 1447–1517 Bologna)
  • Date: ca. 1500–1534
  • Medium: Engraving; only state
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 7 5/16 × 5 1/4 in. (18.5 × 13.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1925
  • Object Number: 25.2.26
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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