id:			123630
accession number:	1944.20
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1944.20
updated:		2025-02-09 01:02:43.133000

Angelica and Medoro, c. 1570. Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, 1520–1582), after Teodoro Ghisi (Italian, 1536–1601). Engraving; sheet: 29.6 x 20.9 cm (11 5/8 x 8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland 1944.20

title:				Angelica and Medoro
title in original language:	
series:				
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creation date:			c. 1570
creation date earliest:		1565
creation date latest:		1575
current location:		
creditline:			Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
copyright:			

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culture:	Italy, 16th century
technique:	engraving
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Engraving
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Lewis&Boorsch 43

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CREATORS

* Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, 1520–1582)  - artist

* Teodoro Ghisi (Italian, 1536–1601)  - designer

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measurements: Sheet: 29.6 x 20.9 cm (11 5/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
state of the work:	i/iv
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support materials:

	description:	cream(2) laid paper
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	upper left, in plate: ANGELICA / MED ; upper center, in plate: ANGELICA / MEDORO ; lower left, in plate: GMF [in monogram] ; lower right, on tablet, in plate: TEODORO / GHISI IN. ; VERSO, upper left, in graphite: cd / Feb 5 / 1874 / [Goupil?] ; lower left, in graphite: 19.69 / [hf-?] ;  lower left, in graphite: c10746 [underlined]
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Italian Prints and Drawings
	opening date:   1968-01-30T05:00:00
	<i>Italian Prints and Drawings</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 30-March 26, 1968).

	title:		The Print Club of Cleveland, 1919 - 1969: Fifty Years in Review
	opening date:   1970-01-14T05:00:00
	<i>The Print Club of Cleveland, 1919 - 1969: Fifty Years in Review</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (January 14-March 31, 1970).

	title:		Connoisseurship in Italian Figural Compositions
	opening date:   1980-10-21T04:00:00
	<i>Connoisseurship in Italian Figural Compositions</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 21, 1980-February 15, 1981).

	title:		Mannerism: Italian, French, and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620
	opening date:   1997-08-03T00:00:00
	<i>Mannerism: Italian, French, and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 3-October 26, 1997).

	title:		Gods and Heroes: Ancient Legends in Renaissance Art
	opening date:   2017-08-26T04:00:00
	<i>Gods and Heroes: Ancient Legends in Renaissance Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 26-December 31, 2017).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Main Gallery Rotation (gallery 117): February 7, 2013 - June 3, 2013.', 'opening_date': '2013-02-07T00:00:00'}

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