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Design for an aspergillum: 3000

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Design for an aspergillum

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Giulio Romano (Giulio Pippi)

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Notes

History note: Gonzaga family (?); J.C. Robinson, his sale, Christie's, 14 March 1902, part of lot 317, bought G.T. Clough

Measurements and weight

Height: 172 mm
Width: 176 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1913) by Clough, G.T.

Note

Previously considered to have been a design for table ware, perhaps related to the set commissioned by Federico Gonzaga between 1524-26, Philip Pouncey's identification of the design as an aspergillum or holy water sprinkler means that this must have been for a different commission

School or Style

Italian

Materials used in production

Brown ink
Brown wash

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and brown ink, brown wash, on paper

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 3000
Primary reference Number: 7411

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023

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

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