id:			146699
accession number:	1972.149
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1972.149
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:31.249000

Allegorical Figure Holding a Sphere, mid 1560s. Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, 1520–1582), possibly after Giulio Romano (Italian, 1492/99–1546). Engraving; sheet: 24 x 13.4 cm (9 7/16 x 5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund 1972.149

title:				Allegorical Figure Holding a Sphere
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series:				
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creation date:			mid 1560s
creation date earliest:		1560
creation date latest:		1570
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creditline:			Dudley P. Allen Fund
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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 38

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CREATORS

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

* Giulio Romano (Italian, 1492/99–1546)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 24 x 13.4 cm (9 7/16 x 5 1/4 in.)
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	description:	cream(3) laid paper
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	lower left, in plate: GMF ; VERSO, lower left, in graphite: B 15 34 ; lower center, in graphite: H1600 ; lower right, in graphite: MKH ; lower right, verso, in graphite: [illegible] ; lower right, in pen and brown ink: [illegible]
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1972
	opening date:   1973-02-27T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1972</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 27-March 18, 1973).

	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).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Cleveland, Ohio:  The Cleveland Museum of Art; 8/3/97 - 10/26/97.  "Mannerism:  Italian, French, and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620."', 'opening_date': '1997-08-03T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	purchased from (David Tunick, Inc., NY)
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