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Design for a flagon with an eagle's head: 3001C

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Design for a flagon with an eagle's head

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Giulio Romano (Giulio Pippi) (Attributed to)

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Notes

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

Measurements and weight

Height: 141 mm
Width: 72 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Note

Said to have come from an album compiled by Giulio and his assistants for a member of the Gonzaga family in Mantua, this is by the same hand as no. 3001A, which is likely to be that of a pupil in the Giulio Romano studio, perhaps corrected by Giulio himself

School or Style

Italian

Materials used in production

Brown ink
Brown wash

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( cut out in profile and laid down on a rectangular sheet of paper)

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and brown ink, brown wash on paper

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3001C
Primary reference Number: 7425

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 11 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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