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The Angel Warning Joseph in a Dream

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Artist

Giovanni Lanfranco (Italian, 1582–1647)

Date

about 1640–1670

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

65 x 91 1/2 in. (165.1 x 232.4 cm)

Credit Line

Exchange, 1837

Object Number

UR194