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Penelope and Her Women Spinning and Weaving: P.6099-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Penelope and Her Women Spinning and Weaving

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Ghisi, Giorgio (Possibly)
Painter: Primaticcio, Francesco (After)

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Sir Mark Masterman Sykes, Bart. (1771-1823); his sale at Sotheby's 29th March and 11 following days, 1824, Lot 518 (2 prints); bt. S. Woodburn for the Fitzwilliam Museum.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1824) by Sykes, Mark Masterman

Dating

Circa 1550 - Circa 1570

Note

The attribution is doubtful. Bartsch suggested the name Guido Ruggieri. The Metropolitan Museum Catologue suggested that this print may be by the same hand as "Jupiter and Callisto," Bartsch number 59.

School or Style

Italian

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.6099-R
Primary reference Number: 127827
Bartsch: 2
Illustrated Bartsch: 2 (416)
Lugt: 1897
Old location number: 37.1.69
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 10 May 2013 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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