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Three Men Sacrificing a Pig: 37.1-47

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Three Men Sacrificing a Pig

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Scultori, Adamo (Mantovano)
Painter: Giulio Romano (Giulio Pippi) (After)

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Circa 1550 - Circa 1570

Note

The tip of the right hand corner did not print, and has been filled in with cross-hatchings made with ink. Several places on the top and right sides where the edges of the paper are torn away have been treated in the same manner.

School or Style

Italian

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: 37.1-47
Primary reference Number: 127922
Bartsch: 104
Illustrated Bartsch: 104 (427)
Old location number: 37.1.80a

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) "Three Men Sacrificing a Pig" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/127922 Accessed: 2024-05-08 08:41:22

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