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Allegorical Figure Holding a Sphere

Allegorical Figure Holding a Sphere

mid 1560s
(Italian, 1520–1582)

possibly after Giulio Romano

(Italian, 1492/99–1546)
Sheet: 24 x 13.4 cm (9 7/16 x 5 1/4 in.)
Catalogue raisonné: Lewis&Boorsch 38
Location: not on view

Description

Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, 1520/21-1582) Allegorical Figure Holding a Sphere (after Giulio Romano?), mid-1560s Engraving Dudley P. Allen Fund 1972.149 Scholars disagree about the identity of this allegorical personification. She has been variously described as Victory, Fortune, Temperance, and the Primum Mobile (Prime Mover), believed to be a force that generated celestial motion.
  • purchased from (David Tunick, Inc., NY)
  • Mannerism: Italian, French, and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 3-October 26, 1997).
    Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 8/3/97 - 10/26/97. "Mannerism: Italian, French, and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620."
    Connoisseurship in Italian Figural Compositions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 21, 1980-February 15, 1981).
    Year in Review: 1972. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 27-March 18, 1973).
  • {{cite web|title=Allegorical Figure Holding a Sphere|url=false|author=Giorgio Ghisi, Giulio Romano|year=mid 1560s|access-date=29 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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