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Æneas and Anchises

Drawing
ca. 15th - 16th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Italy (drawn)

Æneas and Anchises; Slightly executed in pen and sepia; Of a sexangular form.


Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleÆneas and Anchises
Materials and techniques
Slightly executed in pen and sepia
Pen
Sepia
Drawing
Brief description
Æneas and Anchises; Slightly executed in pen and sepia; Of a sexangular form; Parmesan School; ca. 15th - 16th century.
Physical description
Æneas and Anchises; Slightly executed in pen and sepia; Of a sexangular form.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.5in
  • Width: 5.8in
Of a sexangular form. Original measurements converted from fractional inches into decimal inches (rounded to one decimal place). Dimensions taken from: DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
Style
Parmesan School
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Subjects depicted
Angel
Dog
Fish
Tobias
Bibliographic references
  • DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
  • Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings, Volume Two: 17th-18th Century , London, 1979, p.73 , cat. n. 780, illus. The following is the full text of the entry: ? PASSERI, GIUSEPPE 780 Aeneas carrying his father and leading his son out of Troy. Pen and ink, with traces of red chalk; octagonal 5 3/4 x 7 1/2 (146 x 190) Dyce 283 PROVENANCE Dyce Bequest 1869 LITERATURE Dyce Catalogue no. 283 (as school of Parma) The drawing, hitherto anonymous, is tentatively ascribed to Passeri.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.283

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Record createdSeptember 14, 2009
Record URL
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