Etching
1600-1618 (etched)
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| Place of origin |
This print depicts the keystone (central stone of the arch) of a new gate in the walls of Rome. Pope Pius IV commisioned this new gate called the Porta Pia from Michelangelo in 1561 It may have been Michelangelo's assistant, Jacomo del Duca who actually carved the keystone.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Etching on paper |
| Brief description | Aloisio Giovannoli after Michelangelo. Plate from a set of 38 grotesque masks. Italian, early 17th century. Signed in monogram ALO.G. Lettered and with the numbering altered. |
| Physical description | Etching |
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| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This print depicts the keystone (central stone of the arch) of a new gate in the walls of Rome. Pope Pius IV commisioned this new gate called the Porta Pia from Michelangelo in 1561 It may have been Michelangelo's assistant, Jacomo del Duca who actually carved the keystone. |
| Bibliographic reference | E.Miller 16th-Century Italian Ornament Prints in the Victoria and Albert Museum , (London 1999) cat 40B. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1240-1923 |
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| Record created | August 5, 2004 |
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