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Landscape with a philosopher sitting on a broken pedestal in left foreground: 30.I.3-38

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Landscape with a philosopher sitting on a broken pedestal in left foreground
Sat sibi philosophus comes est intentus Olÿmpo multa dei artificis speculans miracula dextre

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Draughtsman: Campagnola, Domenico (After)

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Note

Lettered with the Latin proverb and 'Tutianus invenit'. A small piece of the margin, where the number '2' would appear, has been removed

School or Style

Italian

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 30.I.3-38
Primary reference Number: 178069
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Sunday 7 August 2011 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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