Allegorical figure with a skull
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Allegorical figure with a skull, Marcantonio Franceschini (1774), The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Via artnap.com
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An engraved print showing a young figure with curly hair reclining on a draped cloth, gesturing toward a human skull resting on a stone ledge. A Latin verse inscription appears in the lower margin, and the plate is credited to Marcantonio Franceschini as the designer. The work is catalogued as a print in The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
