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ARCIMBOLDO, Giuseppe
(b. 1526, Milano, d. 1593, Milano)
Treatise on Silk Culture and Manufacture (Series of Thirteen Drawings, No. 9)
c. 1586
Pen blue ink and blue wash on paper, 308 x 190 mm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Drawing No. 9 shows the operation of "throwing", which produces the skeins of raw silk.
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