id:			152306
accession number:	1985.171
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.171
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:55.072000

The Death of Procris, c. 1540. Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, 1520–1582), after Giulio Romano (Italian, 1492/99–1546). Engraving; sheet: 40.4 x 57.5 cm (15 7/8 x 22 5/8 in.); platemark: 39.7 x 57.2 cm (15 5/8 x 22 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1985.171

title:				The Death of Procris
title in original language:	
series:				
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creation date:			c. 1540
creation date earliest:		1535
creation date latest:		1545
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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 5

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CREATORS

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

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

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measurements: Sheet: 40.4 x 57.5 cm (15 7/8 x 22 5/8 in.); Platemark: 39.7 x 57.2 cm (15 5/8 x 22 1/2 in.)
state of the work:	before i/x
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	description:	laid paper(discolored to light gray)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	lower left, in pen and brown ink: R.V.; lower right, in graphite: G Ghisi[?erased] ; VERSO, upper right, in graphite: 6[circled] ; lower left, in graphite: APG7762
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	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

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PROVENANCE

	Viti-Antaldi (16th-19th centuries)?, Urbino and Pesaro, script (Lugt 2246), lower left, in pen and brown ink [script very similar, but not exactly like Lugt]; unknown collector, Australia
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