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Nuda veritas. Saint Jean Baptiste

1591
ALBERTI Cherubino, copie d'après
12813 LR/ Recto
Département des Arts graphiques
Inventory number
12813 LR/ Recto
Former inventory number:
89a
Handwritten inventory reference:
vol.7, p.20
Collection
Département des Arts graphiques
Collection Edmond de Rothschild
Artist/maker / School / Artistic centre
ALBERTI Cherubino (1553-1615), copie d'après
Ecole florentine


Possible attribution:
GUIDI Raffaello (Actif vers 1585/1615), attribué à
(Castex, Jean-Gérald, 2024)

Description

Object name/Title
Nuda veritas. Saint Jean Baptiste
Etudes de figures nues
Description/Features
Commentaire :
Bibliographie :
- William Young Ottley, Notices of Engravers and Their Works ..., London 1831;
- Alessia Alberti (ed.), cat. expo, 'D'après Michelangelo. La fortuna di Michelangelo nelle stampe del Cinquecento', Castello Sforzesco, Milan, 2015, pp. 103-105, cat. no. 203;
- Jean-Gérald Castex, in cat. exp. 'From Michelangelo to Callot. The art of mannerist printmaking', Prague, National Gallery, 2024, p. 113-114, cat. n° 2a.

Physical characteristics

Dimensions
H. 0,421 m ; L. 0,251 m
Materials and techniques
Gravé en au centre, dans le médaillon: NVDA VERITAS; au-dessous: Romae 1591; au-dessous, de part et d'autre de la tête de lion: M[ICHAEL] ANG[ELVS] ·B[ONAROTVS] ·PINXIT - IN VATICANO

Places and dates

Date
1591

History

Collector / Previous owner / Commissioner / Archaeologist / Dedicatee
Dernière provenance : Rothschild, baron Edmond de
Acquisition details
don
Acquisition date
1935

Location of object

Current location
Réserve Edmond de Rothschild

This artwork is on view by appointment in the reference room for prints and drawings

Index

People
Jean-Baptiste, saint
Techniques
eau-forte
Last updated on 06.03.2025
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