Allegorical figure of a woman
Drawing
17th century (made)
17th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Drawing, 'Allegorical figure of a woman', by Giovanni Mauro Della Rovere, called il Fiammenghino, pen and ink and wash, Italy, 17th century
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Allegorical figure of a woman (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink and wash heightened with white on grey blue paper |
| Brief description | Drawing, 'Allegorical figure of a woman', by Giovanni Mauro Della Rovere, called il Fiammenghino, pen and ink and wash, Italy, 17th century |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed 'Spagnia' |
| Bibliographic reference | Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings. Volume Two. 17th-18th century, London, 1979, cat. no. 808, p. 85.
The following is the full text of the entry.
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Allegorical figure of a woman Inscribed 'Spagnia'
Pen and ink and wash heightened with white on grey blue paper
9 ½ x 8 ¾ (242 x 222) D.69-1885
PROVENANCE Bought 1885
The woman wears a crown and a sword. With one hand she supports an armorial shield surmounted by a crown, and in the other she holds a sheaf of branches (apparently laurel or olive) bound with a scroll inscribed 'Hispanarum'; at her feet a sheep, a fawn, and a pair of shears. The coat of arms is hardly legible and bears little resemblance to the arms of Spain in the 16th century, though the inscription on the scroll, evidently written by the artist, suggests that the allegory represents Spain. The drawing was formerly attributed to Giovanni di Pietro, called Lo Spagna. The new attribution was made by Philip Pouncey. Compare a similar drawing of an allegorical figure in the Ambrosiana, Milan (cod. F.236 inf. no. 1526; E. S. Barelli, Disegni di maestri lombardi del primo seicento, Milan, 1959, pl. 78). |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | D.69-1885 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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