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Print

1570-1616 (designed), 17th century (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Engraved depiction of a youthful male nude, presented standing upon a porpoise. Surrounded by floating drapery, the nude holds a trident in his right hand, and a globe in his left.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
printer's ink, paper, engraving
Brief description
A copy of Cherubino Alberti's engraving, depicting a nude male youth standing on a porpoise that bites into a shell. In his left hand, the youth holds a trident, and in his right, he holds a globe bearing the Medici arms. Alberti's monogram is featured in the lower right corner of the image, opposite to that of Alberti's own engraving.
Physical description
Engraved depiction of a youthful male nude, presented standing upon a porpoise. Surrounded by floating drapery, the nude holds a trident in his right hand, and a globe in his left.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 320mm
  • Image width: 170mm
  • Sheet height: 324mm
  • Sheet width: 175mm
Content description
A youthful male nude, presented standing upon a porpoise, which surmounts a shell. Surrounded by floating drapery, the nude holds a trident in his right hand, and a globe in his left.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • C AB (Alberti's monogram featured in the lowe right corner of the image)
  • Cherubino Alberti Borghigiano Fecit (Inscribed in pencil along plaque beneath image)
  • F. (Inscribed in lower left corner of plate)
  • P. (Inscribed in lower centre of plate)
  • S. (Inscribed in lower right of plate)
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
144 (copy) von Bartsch, Adam, Le Peintre Graveur, 1803.
Collection
Accession number
28868:1

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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