Italy takes no chances
Watercolour
2020 (made)
2020 (made)
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Satirical cartoon regarding the coronavirus pandemic, published February 26th 2020, showing a pastiche of the Sistine Chapel ceiling with God holding a bottle of hand sanitiser out to Adam. God is surrounded by angelic figures and everyone depicted is wearing a face mask. Signed and inscribed 'after Michelangelo' and dated.
Object details
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| Title | Italy takes no chances (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour and gouache |
| Brief description | Watercolour and gouache drawing by Peter Brookes for the Times Newspaper: 'Italy takes no chances'. February, 2020. |
| Physical description | Satirical cartoon regarding the coronavirus pandemic, published February 26th 2020, showing a pastiche of the Sistine Chapel ceiling with God holding a bottle of hand sanitiser out to Adam. God is surrounded by angelic figures and everyone depicted is wearing a face mask. Signed and inscribed 'after Michelangelo' and dated. |
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| Credit line | Given by Keith Lester in memory of Brein Ryder |
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| Accession number | E.118-2021 |
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| Record created | September 21, 2021 |
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