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Print

1580-84 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

One of four prints from a series of engravings produced by Cherubino Alberti after paintings by Polidoro da Caravaggio in the Basilica of Saint Sylvester the First, Rome.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
printer's ink, paper, engraving
Brief description
Engraving by Cherubino Alberti after Polidoro da Caravaggio of two seated putti looking down at a music book they hold between them.
Physical description
Engraving of two putti set within a frame, and a dedication to Polidoro da Caravaggio below.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 224mm
  • Sheet width: 135mm
  • Plate height: 210mm
  • Plate width: 117mm
  • Image height: 201mm
  • Image width: 116mm
Content description
Two seated putti look down at a music book they hold between them
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • Romæ (Publication city inscribed along frieze below image)
  • POLYDORUS DE CARAVAGIO IN (Inscribed in centre of lower section of prints)
  • Cum privilegio Summi Pontifius (Inscribed in lower right corner of plate)
  • 'C / A' (Alberti's monogram inscribed in lower right corner of image)
Subject depicted
Summary
One of four prints from a series of engravings produced by Cherubino Alberti after paintings by Polidoro da Caravaggio in the Basilica of Saint Sylvester the First, Rome.
Bibliographic reference
132 von Bartsch, Adam, 'Le Peintre Graveur', Vol. 17, 1803.
Collection
Accession number
25338

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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