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Menelaus Holding the Body of Patroclus
Menelaus Holding the Body of Patroclus

Menelaus Holding the Body of Patroclus

Artist (Italian, c. 1547–1612)
Artist (Italian, c. 1499–1546)
Date16th or 17th century
Period16th century
MediumEngraving on paper
DimensionsImage size: 9 9/16 × 15 5/8 inches
Object size: 15 3/8 × 20 5/16 inches
Credit LineGift of John Hull Brown ’43 in memory of his wife Alice Cooke Brown ’35
Object numberSC 2022.04
Curatorial DepartmentEuropean Art (pre 1900)
(not assigned)Italy
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