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Venus and Vulcan Seated on a Bed: 37.1-31

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Venus and Vulcan Seated on a Bed

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Ghisi, Giorgio
Painter: Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi) (After)

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

Circa 1553 - Circa 1557

Note

State Ib/III. First state, with a vertical crack in the plate entending from the bottom edge almost up to the foot of the standing putto.

School or Style

Italian

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: 37.1-31
Primary reference Number: 127875
Bartsch: 35
Illustrated Bartsch: 35 (399)
Lewis: 18
Old location number: 37.1.39

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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