1957.128.1: Myth of Diana and Actaeon; verso: Three Putti with Two Arches Behind

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1957.128.1

People

Amico Aspertini, Italian (Bologna, Italy c. 1474 - 1552 Bologna, Italy)

Title

Myth of Diana and Actaeon; verso: Three Putti with Two Arches Behind

Other Titles

Alternate Title: William W. Robinson authorized change in title on 11/19/98. Old title: "Sheet of Hunting Episodes; verso: Three Putti with Two Arches Behind."

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

c. 1500-1510

Places

Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Emilia, Bologna

Culture

Italian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/297108

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Brown ink and brown wash on dark cream [discolored] antique laid paper, framing line in black ink, laid down on dark cream laid paper; verso: brown ink

Dimensions

25.2 × 16.5 cm (9 15/16 × 6 1/2 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• stamp: l.l., Purple ink: A [?, partial]
• inscription: Verso, upper right, Graphite: Italian 16 Cent [modern hand]
• inscription: Verso, right center, Graphite: 38 [running from top to bottom]
• watermark: No watermark was observed when examined by Craigen Bowen, 2/12/2002

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Charles E. Slatkin, Gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1957

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Slatkin

Accession Year

1957

Object Number

1957.128.1

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• Marzia Faietti and Daniela Scaglietti Kelescian, Amico Aspertini, Artioli Editore (Modena, 1995), no. 36, repr. recto and verso (detail) as "The Myth of Diana and Actaeon"

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