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Athena sending the Furies to punish the daughters of Cecrops with madness for opening the basket containing the infant Erichthonius: PD.53-1999

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Current Location: In storage

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Athena sending the Furies to punish the daughters of Cecrops with madness for opening the basket containing the infant Erichthonius

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Giani, Felice

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Notes

History note: Sven Gahlin; with Yvonne ffrench, from whom purchased by Terence Hodgkinson by whom bequeathed to Jock Palmer

Legal notes

Through the National Art Collections Fund, 1999.

Measurements and weight

Height: 133 mm
Width: 182 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1999) by Palmer, Jock

School or Style

Italian

Materials used in production

Brown ink
Brown wash
Black chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down)

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and brown ink, brown wash over black chalk, laid down on an old mount

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Oreste apparaissant a Clytemnestre pour venger Agammemnon
  • Location: Old mount, verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: ORESTE MEETING AGAMMEMNON
  • Location: Old mount, verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.53-1999
Primary reference Number: 45905

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 25 March 2024

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

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