Harmony of the Spheres

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Artist/Maker	Agostino Carracci (engraver) Bernardo Buontalenti (artist)
Place of origin	Tuscany (printed)

Engraving showing an intermezzo performed in honour of the marriage of Grand Duke Ferdinand I of Tuscany to Christina of Lorraine.

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Categories	Prints Theatre Entertainment & Leisure Royalty
Object type	Engraving
Titles	Harmony of the Spheres (assigned by artist) L'Armonia delle Sfere (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	engraving Engraving
Brief description	Agostino Carracci after Bernardo Buontalenti. 'Harmony of the Spheres'. Engraving showing an intermezzo performed in honour of the marriage of Grand Duke Ferdinand I of Tuscany to Christina of Lorraine, 1589.
Physical description	Engraving showing an intermezzo performed in honour of the marriage of Grand Duke Ferdinand I of Tuscany to Christina of Lorraine.
Dimensions	Height: 9.5in Width: 13.75in
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Associated object	E.1186-1931 (Source)
Bibliographic references	Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1942, London: HMSO, 1955. A. Bartsch. Le Peinture Graveur. Vienna, 1803-21
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.217-1942

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O727120/harmony-of-the-spheres-engraving-agostino-carracci/

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