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Allegory of old age: P.4122-R-40

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Allegory of old age
An old man walking with the aid of a child's walking-frame

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Draughtsman: Veneziano, Agostino (Formerly attributed)
Draughtsman: Bandinelli, Baccio (Possibly after)
Publisher: Salamanca, Antonio

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1928) by Whitley, Leonard

Dating

16th Century
Production date: AD 1538

School or Style

Italian

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: ANCHORA . INPARO
  • Location: Plate upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: TAM DIU DISCENDUM AUT QUAM DIU VIVAS BIS PUERI SENES. ANT SALAMANCA EXUDEBAT MDXXXVIII
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.4122-R-40
Primary reference Number: 199986
Bartsch: 400
Illustrated Bartsch: 400 (302)
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Audit data

Created: Monday 8 December 2014 Updated: Tuesday 9 December 2014 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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