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Sloth, with the idler refusing to work during harvest time in the background (plate 15): 22.I.8-54

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Titles

Sloth, with the idler refusing to work during harvest time in the background (plate 15)
Virtues and Vices and the last Judgement, with scenes from the Old and New Testament in the background

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Goltzius, Hendrik (Attributed)
Publisher: Galle, Philips

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Description

Pasted onto a page in the 'Collaert' album in grid formation, nos. -54 to -57

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

16th Century
Production date: circa AD 1578

School or Style

Dutch

Components of the work

Plate Height 155 mm Width 110 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: 22.I.8-54
Primary reference Number: 306947
New Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 110
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 30 September 2021 Updated: Thursday 30 September 2021 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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