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Allegory of Life: 37.1-88

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Allegory of Life

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Ghisi, Giorgio

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1561

Note

State IIa/VI

School or Style

Italian

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: 37.1-88
Primary reference Number: 127909
Bartsch: 67
Illustrated Bartsch: 67 (412)
Lewis: 28
Old location number: 37.1.64
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 10 May 2013 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Allegory of Life" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/127909 Accessed: 2024-03-28 18:31:31

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/127909 |title=Allegory of Life |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-03-28 18:31:31|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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