Desco da Parto (Birth Tray) depicting the Triumph of Love

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Desco da Parto (Birth Tray) depicting the Triumph of Love
Desco da Parto (Birth Tray) depicting the Triumph of Love
Desco da Parto (Birth Tray) depicting the Triumph of Love

Desco da Parto (Birth Tray) depicting the Triumph of Love

Dateca. 1470
MediumTempera on panel
Dimensionsoverall: 18 3/4 in. x 19 1/2 in. (47.6 cm x 49.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase in honor of Lilian Armstrong, Wellesley Class of 1958 and Professor Emerita in the Art Department, through a generous gift from her Wellesley classmate, Phoebe Dent Weil (Class of 1958)
Object number2008.590
Status
Not on view
RightsCopyright is retained in accordance with U.S. Copyright laws
Photo creditDavis Museum at Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
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