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Myrrha in arborem: 23.I.8-24

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Myrrha in arborem
Landscape with Myrrha turning into a tree (The birth of Adonis)
Landscapes with scenes from Ovid's Metamorphoses

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Publisher: Galle, Joannes

Entities

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

16th Century
Production date: AD 1574

Note

With title and number 6 lower left

School or Style

Netherlandish

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 23.I.8-24
Primary reference Number: 196081
New Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): R17 (Philips Galle)
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Friday 12 April 2013 Updated: Tuesday 3 September 2019 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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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Myrrha in arborem" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/196081 Accessed: 2024-04-24 15:26:05

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