Skip to main content

Christ in the Clouds, Giving the Sign of Benediction: P.1642-1991

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Christ in the Clouds, Giving the Sign of Benediction

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Schiaminossi, Raffaello
Printmaker: Barocci, Federico (After)
Publisher: Rossi, Giovanni Giacomo de'

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: A Chariatte (early 20th century) (Lugt 88a)

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Circa 1613 - 1690

Note

Circular print.

School or Style

Italian

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 159 mm Width 158 mm
Sheet Height 159 mm Width 158 mm
Verso

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Gio Iacomo Roßi formis Roma alla Pace
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: Baroccio Frederigo
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription

Inscription present: initials in a rectangle

  • Text: AC
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Stamped red ink
  • Type: Collector's mark

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1642-1991
Primary reference Number: 83053
Bartsch: 33
Illustrated Bartsch: 33
Lugt: 88a
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 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

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

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Christ in the Clouds, Giving the Sign of Benediction" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/83053 Accessed: 2024-11-05 15:18:55

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/83053 |title=Christ in the Clouds, Giving the Sign of Benediction |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-05 15:18:55|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-83053

Sign up for updates

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