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Identification and Creation

Object Number
G1628
People
Giorgio Ghisi, Italian (Mantua 1520 - 1582 Mantua)
After Giulio Romano, Italian (Rome 1499? - 1546 Mantua)
Title
Birth of Memnon
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Allegory of Birth
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1558
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/275331

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
27.8 x 31.2 cm (10 15/16 x 12 5/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Francis Calley Gray, bequest; to William Gray, his nephew, 1856, gift; to Harvard University, 1857

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
v/v
Standard Reference Number
Bartsch 57; LeBlanc 26

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of William Gray from the collection of Francis Calley Gray
Object Number
G1628
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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