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Daphne embracing her father, the river-god Peneus, at the left three nymphs bring jars from the 'Story of Apollo and Daphne'

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Daphne embracing her father, the river-god Peneus, at the left three nymphs bring jars from the 'Story of Apollo and Daphne'

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Public domain photo of Italian art print, 17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Printmaking in woodcut and engraving came to Northern Italy within a few decades of their invention north of the Alps. Engraving probably came first to Florence in the 1440s, the goldsmith Maso Finiguerra (1426–64) used the technique. Italian engraving caught the very early Renaissance, 1460–1490. Print copying was a widely accepted practice, as well as copying of paintings viewed as images in their own right.

Baldassare Peruzzi was an Italian architect and painter who was born in Siena in 1481. He is known for his contributions to High Renaissance architecture and for his work in Rome and Florence. Peruzzi began his career as a painter, but soon turned to architecture. He worked on several important projects in Rome, including the Palazzo Massimo alle Colonne and the Villa Farnesina. In Florence, he designed the Palazzo della Gherardesca and the Palazzo Strozzi. Peruzzi was also a skilled draughtsman and produced many detailed drawings of architectural elements. His work influenced other architects of the time, including Andrea Palladio. Peruzzi died in Rome in 1536, leaving a legacy of beautiful buildings and innovative designs.

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1530 - 1559
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
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