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Sacrifice of a Bull before a Statue of Jupiter: P.6112-R

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Sacrifice of a Bull before a Statue of Jupiter

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Scultori, Diana (Mantovana)
Painter: Giulio Romano (Giulio Pippi) (After)

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Sir Mark Masterman Sykes, Bart. (1771-1823); his sale at Sotheby's 29th March and 11 following days, 1824, Lot 540 (4 prints); bt. S. Woodburn for the Fitzwilliam Museum.

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Circa 1550 - Circa 1585

Note

State after that described by Bartsch, with de Rossi's name lower left, as well as that of Pacificus.

School or Style

Italian

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.6112-R
Primary reference Number: 127840
Bartsch: 46
Illustrated Bartsch: 46 (452)

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 10 May 2013

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Sacrifice of a Bull before a Statue of Jupiter" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/127840 Accessed: 2024-04-24 05:54:52

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/127840 |title=Sacrifice of a Bull before a Statue of Jupiter |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-24 05:54:52|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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