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The rock of Aeolus: P.4098-R-5

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The rock of Aeolus
La gara delle Stagioni

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Della Bella, Stefano

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1934-01) by Ledger, Walter

Dating

17th Century#
Production date: AD 1652

Note

Trimmed along bottom edge. One of 14 plates representing the festivities performed on the occasion of the visit of Archdukes Ferdinand Karl and Sigmund Franz and Archduchess Anna of Austria to Modena in 1652.

School or Style

Italian

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.4098-R-5
Primary reference Number: 179501
Vesme: 53
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 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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