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Portrait of Pope Gregory XIII: 23.I.5-165

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Portrait of Pope Gregory XIII

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Carracci, Agostino (Possibly)

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Circa 1576 - Circa 1579

Note

Unrecorded state: lettering altered by a publisher to read "Pope Leo XI," who became pontiff in 1605.

School or Style

Italian

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: 23.I.5-165
Primary reference Number: 128426
Bartsch: 146
Bohlin (Carracci): 215
Stable URI

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

Citation for print

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