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Allegory of Sight: PD.355-1963

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Allegory of Sight

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Goltzius, Hendrik

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Notes

History note: Julian G. Lousada, sold Sotheby's, 7 March 1947, lot 24 (as a study for a 'Diana'), bt. P. & D. Colnaghi; from whom bought by Sir Bruce Ingram (Lugt 1405a), June 1947

Measurements and weight

Height: 316 mm
Width: 207 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1963) by Ingram, Bruce Stirling, Sir

Dating

1598 CE - 1600 CE

Note

One of a series of the Five Senses. 'Touch' is in the Pierpont Morgan Library, New York; 'Taste' is in the Metropolitan Museum, New York; 'Smell' is in the collection of Eugene Thaw, New York; 'Hearing' is in a private collection in Belgium. The figure has been variously identified as Juno, Diana and Venus.

School or Style

Dutch

Materials used in production

Grey wash
Whitening
Black chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Black chalk and grey wash, heightened with white, traces of colour, on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Hendrick Goltzius
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.355-1963
Primary reference Number: 4670
Lugt: 1405a
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 16 July 2021 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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