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Three muses. Engraving by G. Ghisi after F. Primaticcio.

Vulcan (Hephaestus) and his assistants make armour and metal chains. Engraving by the Monogrammatist FG after F. Primaticcio.

The marriage of Perseus and Andromeda by Cepheus. Etching by Battista Angolo del Moro after Primaticcio.

Hercules and Omphale: Omphale uses a knife to cut off the male garments of Hercules in order to replace them with female clothing. Engraving by L. Davent, 154-, after Primaticcio.

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Primaticcio, Francesco, 1504-1570

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Vulcan (Hephaestus) and his assistants make armour and metal chains. Engraving by the Monogrammatist FG after F. Primaticcio.

Hercules and Omphale: Omphale uses a knife to cut off the male garments of Hercules in order to replace them with female clothing. Engraving by L. Davent, 154-, after Primaticcio.

Three muses. Engraving by G. Ghisi after F. Primaticcio.

Three muses. Engraving by G. Ghisi after F. Primaticcio.

The marriage of Perseus and Andromeda by Cepheus. Etching by Battista Angolo del Moro after Primaticcio.