id: 140071
accession number: 1963.87
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Romulus and Remus Found by Faustulus (recto) Concentric Circles (verso) , c. 1535. Romanino (Italian, 1484/87–1562). Pen and brown ink, with point of brush and brown wash over black chalk (traces of red chalk and purple wash unrelated to composition); sheet: 16.3 x 24.8 cm (6 7/16 x 9 3/4 in.); secondary support: 23.6 x 31 cm (9 5/16 x 12 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1963.87
title: Romulus and Remus Found by Faustulus (recto) Concentric Circles (verso)
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creation date: c. 1535
creation date earliest: 1530
creation date latest: 1540
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creditline: Dudley P. Allen Fund
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culture: Italy, 16th century
technique: pen and brown ink, with point of brush and brown wash over black chalk (traces of red chalk and purple wash unrelated to composition)
department: Drawings
collection: DR - Italian
type: Drawing
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CREATORS
* Romanino (Italian, 1484/87–1562) - artist
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measurements: Sheet: 16.3 x 24.8 cm (6 7/16 x 9 3/4 in.); Secondary Support: 23.6 x 31 cm (9 5/16 x 12 3/16 in.)
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inscription: upper right, in black ink: [2?]00
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Year in Review (1963)
opening date: 1963-11-27T05:00:00
Year in Review (1963). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 27, 1963-January 5, 1964).
title: Old Master Drawings
opening date: 1964-03-10T05:00:00
Old Master Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 10-31, 1964).
title: Old Master Prints and Drawings
opening date: 1966-07-29T04:00:00
Old Master Prints and Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 29, 1966-February 28, 1967).
title: Prints and Drawings from the Museum Collection
opening date: 1967-03-29T05:00:00
Prints and Drawings from the Museum Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 29-June 6, 1967).
title: Italian Prints and Drawings
opening date: 1968-01-30T05:00:00
Italian Prints and Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 30-March 26, 1968).
title: The Draftsman's Eye: Late Italian Renaissance Schools and Styles
opening date: 1979-03-06T05:00:00
The Draftsman's Eye: Late Italian Renaissance Schools and Styles. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 6-April 22, 1979).
title: Connoisseurship in Italian Figural Compositions
opening date: 1980-10-21T04:00:00
Connoisseurship in Italian Figural Compositions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 21, 1980-February 15, 1981).
title: Italian Drawings from the Permanent Collection
opening date: 1986-12-16T05:00:00
Italian Drawings from the Permanent Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 16, 1986-March 1, 1987).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
[Kurt Meissner]
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Richards, Louise S. “Two Early Italian Drawings.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 51, no. 8 (October 1964): 191–195.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: p. 193-195, fig. 5, Cover
url: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25152011
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IMAGES
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