id:			123966
accession number:	1944.475
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1944.475
updated:		2024-03-26 01:57:59.598000

Man Entwined by Two Snakes, c. 1527. Attributed to Giovanni Antonio da Pordenone (Italian, 1483/84–1539). Pen and brown ink and brown and blue wash, heightened with white gouache; sheet: 19.2 x 11.7 cm (7 9/16 x 4 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund 1944.475

title:				Man Entwined by Two Snakes
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creation date:			c. 1527
creation date earliest:		1522
creation date latest:		1532
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creditline:			Dudley P. Allen Fund
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culture:	Italy, 16th century
technique:	pen and brown ink and brown and blue wash, heightened with white gouache
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - Italian
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Giovanni Antonio da Pordenone (Italian, 1483/84–1539)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 19.2 x 11.7 cm (7 9/16 x 4 5/8 in.)
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	description:	beige(2) laid paper prepared with blue watercolor and gouache
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	lower center, in brown ink: Pordenone
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Water Color
	opening date:   1962-06-06T04:00:00
	<i>Water Color</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 6-August 27, 1962).

	title:		Drawings
	opening date:   1963-01-11T05:00:00
	<i>Drawings</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 11-September 10, 1963).

	title:		Old Master Drawings
	opening date:   1964-03-10T05:00:00
	<i>Old Master Drawings</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 10-31, 1964).

	title:		500th Anniversary of the Birth of Pordenone
	opening date:   1984-07-21T04:00:00
	<i>500th Anniversary of the Birth of Pordenone</i>. Comune di Pordenone, Pordenone, Italy (organizer) (July 21-December 15, 1984).

	title:		Italian Drawings from the Permanent Collection
	opening date:   1986-12-16T05:00:00
	<i>Italian Drawings from the Permanent Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 16, 1986-March 1, 1987).

	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).

	title:		Master/Apprentice: Imitation and Inspiration in the Renaissance
	opening date:   2019-10-13T04:00:00
	<i>Master/Apprentice: Imitation and Inspiration in the Renaissance</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 13, 2019-February 23, 2020).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'CMA, Treasures on Paper (May 10-July 24, 1988).', 'opening_date': '1988-05-10T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Pordenone, Italy, Museo Civico di Palazzo Ricchieri, Il Pordenone (July 21-Dec. 15, 1984), no. 4.16, illus.', 'opening_date': '1984-07-21T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (Dec. 1, 1970-Jan. 31, 1971; Mar. 16, 1971- (Gallery F remained open)).', 'opening_date': '1970-12-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, "End of Continuous Exhibition of CMA Old Master Drawings in Director\'s Corridor in Old Bldg." (closed Mar. 13, 1957).', 'opening_date': '1957-03-13T00:00:00'}

* {'description': "CMA (installed, director's corridor Dec. 31, 1954).", 'opening_date': '1954-12-31T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, (gallery V July 9-Nov. 7, 1948).', 'opening_date': '1948-07-09T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (Jan. 20-Apr. 26, 1948).', 'opening_date': '1948-01-20T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA (Recent Accessions room June 14-Dec. 3, 1945).', 'opening_date': '1945-06-14T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Marquis Charles de Valori, Paris(?) (Lugt 2500, lower right, in blue ink ).
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	Prince Rustichelle, Paris (according to departmental cataloguing sheet). Emile Wauters, Paris (Lugt 911, lower left, in black ink). Winslow and Anna Ames, Springfield, Missouri (Lugt 2602a, upper right, blind stamped). [Durlacher Bros., N.Y.]
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