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Cadmus and the Dragon: PD.35-1992

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Cadmus and the Dragon

Maker(s)

Painter: Agricola, Luigi

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Description

A bozzetto for the ceiling in the vestibule of the Galleria Doria Pamphili, Rome

Notes

History note: With the Arcade Gallery, 1961

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Warren Pollock, 1986, received 1992

Measurements and weight

Height: 46 cm
Width: 25.7 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1992) by Pollock, Warren

Note

Acquired with an attribution to Amigoni.

School or Style

Italian

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.35-1992
Primary reference Number: 878
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024 Last processed: Friday 25 October 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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