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Venus and Eros standing in an alcove: P.5356-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Venus and Eros standing in an alcove

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Raimondi, Marcantonio
Painter: Sanzio, Raffaello (After)

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: From the Pond and Blackburne Collections; Astley Collection (Lugt 2774); J. Thane; bt. 1810 Sir Mark Masterman Sykes, Bart. (1771-1823); his sale at Sotheby's 29th March and 11 following days, 1824, part of lot 751 (2 prints); bt. S. Woodburn for the Fitzwilliam Museum.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1824) by Sykes, Mark Masterman

Dating

Circa 1510 - Circa 1515

Note

The background has been retouched

School or Style

Italian

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.5356-R
Primary reference Number: 127368
Bartsch: 311-II
Lugt: 2774
Lugt: 1897
Nagler (Künstler-Lexicon): 268
Old object number: 1.K.13-41
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 30 January 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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