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Floor plan: Ages of Man, Religion and the Theological Virtues: 4073

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Titles

Floor plan: Ages of Man, Religion and the Theological Virtues

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Maccari, Leopoldo

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Legal notes

From the University Purchase Fund.

Measurements and weight

Height: 485 mm
Width: 454 mm

Relative size of this object

45.4 m48.5 m What does this represent?

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1875) by The Fitzwilliam Museum Syndicate

School or Style

Italian
Sienese School

Materials used in production

Black wash

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Meidum composed of black ink pinkish-brown wash

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and black ink, black and pinkish-brown wash on lightly squared paper

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: with a scale

  • Text: Scale... 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100; 1 2 3 4 5 A Cetica
  • Location: Below
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Text: 16.5.405
  • Location: Above centre
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Text: 16.3.515
  • Location: Upper left
  • Method of creation: Black ink

Inscription present: with occasional slight numbering in graphite

  • Text: Adoloscenza / Vecchiaia; Gioventu / Infanzia; Puerizia / Virilita; Decrepita / Decrepitezza; Virilita / Puerizia; Infanzia / Gioventu; Vecchiaia / Adolescenza
  • Location: Above centre, from left to right, top to bottom
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Text: Religione / Speranza; Fede / Fede; Carita / Carita; Speranza / Religione
  • Location: Below centre, from left to right, top to bottom
  • Method of creation: Black ink

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 4073
Primary reference Number: 37627

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 7 August 2019

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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