id:			152743
accession number:	1985.54
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.54
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:57.415000

The Temptation of Eve, 1535–55. Jean Mignon (French), after Luca Penni (Italian, 1500/04–1557). Etching; sheet: 42.7 x 58.4 cm (16 13/16 x 23 in.); secondary support: 48.9 x 69.5 cm (19 1/4 x 27 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund 1985.54

title:				The Temptation of Eve
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creation date:			1535–55
creation date earliest:		1535
creation date latest:		1555
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creditline:			Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund
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culture:	France, 16th century
technique:	etching
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Etching
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Bartsch 3 (XVI.377)

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CREATORS

* Jean Mignon (French)  - artist

* Luca Penni (Italian, 1500/04–1557)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 42.7 x 58.4 cm (16 13/16 x 23 in.); Secondary Support: 48.9 x 69.5 cm (19 1/4 x 27 3/8 in.)
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	description:	cream(3) laid paper, laid down on blued white laid paper
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	SECONDARY SUPPORT, upper right, in pen and brown ink: No. 25[underlined] ; upper right, in graphite: 755
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Year in Review for 1985
	opening date:   1986-02-12T05:00:00
	<i>The Year in Review for 1985</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 12-April 20, 1986).

	title:		Design and Decoration: Ornament Prints
	opening date:   1990-08-07T04:00:00
	<i>Design and Decoration: Ornament Prints</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 7-October 28, 1990).

	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:		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': '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

	(Hill-Stone, Inc., New York, NY)
	date: ?-1985
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: May 29, 1985
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