Ambiguity Matters: Cunning Counterfeits and Attractive Adulterations in Sixteenth-Century Italian Art

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Ambiguity Matters : Cunning Counterfeits and Attractive Adulterations in Sixteenth-Century Italian Art. / Hansen, Maria Fabricius.

In: Analecta Romana, Vol. XLV, No. 2020, 2022, p. 231-263.

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Hansen, MF 2022, 'Ambiguity Matters: Cunning Counterfeits and Attractive Adulterations in Sixteenth-Century Italian Art', Analecta Romana, vol. XLV, no. 2020, pp. 231-263. <https://www.acdan.it/sites/default/files/2022-09/Fabricius-Hansen_def.pdf#page=7>

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Hansen, M. F. (2022). Ambiguity Matters: Cunning Counterfeits and Attractive Adulterations in Sixteenth-Century Italian Art. Analecta Romana, XLV(2020), 231-263. https://www.acdan.it/sites/default/files/2022-09/Fabricius-Hansen_def.pdf#page=7

Vancouver

Hansen MF. Ambiguity Matters: Cunning Counterfeits and Attractive Adulterations in Sixteenth-Century Italian Art. Analecta Romana. 2022;XLV(2020):231-263.

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Hansen, Maria Fabricius. / Ambiguity Matters : Cunning Counterfeits and Attractive Adulterations in Sixteenth-Century Italian Art. In: Analecta Romana. 2022 ; Vol. XLV, No. 2020. pp. 231-263.

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