Skip to main content

The contest of Apollo and Pan: PD.23-1981

An image of Painting

Terms of use

These images are provided for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons License (BY-NC-ND). To license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who will discuss fees, terms and waivers.

Download this image

Creative commons explained - what it means, how you can use our's and other people's content.

Alternative views

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The contest of Apollo and Pan

Maker(s)

Painter: Rottenhammer, Hans, the elder

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: E. Permann, Stockholm, sold Bukowski, Spring 1980, bought David Carritt, Ltd. jointly with Livie of Munich

Legal notes

From the Gow Fund with a contribution (50%) from the Victoria & Albert Museum and the National Art Collections Fund (1/8).

Measurements and weight

Height: 25.4 cm
Width: 35 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1981) by David Carritt Ltd, with Livie of Munich

Dating

Production date: AD 1599

Note

And Jan Brueghel the elder

School or Style

German

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of copper

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on copper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Gio. Rottenhammer/Venetia
  • Location: Lower right of centre
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1599
  • Location: Lower right of centre
  • Type: Date

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.23-1981
Primary reference Number: 3037
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 23 January 2024 Last processed: Wednesday 24 January 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The contest of Apollo and Pan" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/3037 Accessed: 2024-03-29 11:08:22

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/3037 |title=The contest of Apollo and Pan |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-03-29 11:08:22|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-3037

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
    <figure class="figure">
        <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/pdp/pdp82/PD_23_1981_201701_adn21_dc2.jpg"
        alt="The contest of Apollo and Pan"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">The contest of Apollo and Pan</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>
    

More objects and works of art you might like

Suggested products from Curating Cambridge

You might be interested in this...

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...