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Allegory of Temperance: PD.1-1988

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Allegory of Temperance

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Peruzzi, Baldassare

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Notes

History note: Sir Peter Lely (Lugt 2092); Prosper Henry Lankrink (Lugt 2090); Earls of Pembroke, sale, Sotheby's, July 9 1917, no. 397/5 (as 'School of Raphael'); Mr & Mrs J.J. Strauss, their Sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 1970, lot 9; Lorriano Bertini, Prato; Miss Yvonne Tan Bunzl

Measurements and weight

Height: 320 mm
Width: 185 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1988) by Yvonne Tan Bunzl

School or Style

Italian

Materials used in production

Brown ink
Brown wash
Pink wash
Whitening
Red chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and brown ink, brown wash, heightened with white, over traces of red chalk, lightly squared for transfer, on pink prepared paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Ficus
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: TEMPERANTIA
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: VANITAS
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: bos
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: P.L. (L.2092)
  • Location: Lower right

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.1-1988
Primary reference Number: 7698
Lugt: 2092
Lugt: 2090

Audit data

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

Associated departments & institutions

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

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