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Danaë and the Infant Perseus Cast Out to Sea by Acrisius: 37.1-40

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Danaë and the Infant Perseus Cast Out to Sea by Acrisius

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Ghisi, Giorgio
Painter: Giulio Romano (Giulio Pippi) (After)

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Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1543

Note

Only state. Giorgio's first dated engraving.

School or Style

Italian

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: 37.1-40
Primary reference Number: 127906
Bartsch: 65
Illustrated Bartsch: 65 (411)
Lewis: 6
Old location number: 37.1.62
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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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