The Tree of the Fruits of Fortune | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 3.1989
People: Anonymous Italy (Venice) 1599, Italian (16th century)
Title: The Tree of the Fruits of Fortune
Other Titles: Original Language Title: Arboro di Frutti della Fortuna
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: c. 1550
Places: Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Veneto, Venice
Culture: Italian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/236115

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Woodcut printed from two blocks on two sheets of paper, joined
Technique: Woodcut
Dimensions: 72.7 x 52.8 cm (28 5/8 x 20 13/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous Loan
Object Number: 3.1989
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Giogio Marini and Domenica Primerano, Impressioni ritrovate: Antiche stampe su rame e legno dalla collezione vescovile, exh. cat., Museo Diocesano Tridentino (Trento, 1998), pp. 59-59, no. 13, repr. p. 59 [not Harvard impression]
Patricia Emison, The Simple Art: Printed Images in an Age of Magnificence, exh. cat., The Art Gallery, University of New Hampshire (Durham, New Hampshire, 2006), pp. 71-72, cat. no. 44, repr.

Exhibition History

The Simple Art: Printed Images in an Age of Magnificence, The Art Gallery, University of New Hampshire, Durham, 09/06/2006 - 10/18/2006; Thorne Sagendorph Art Gallery, Keene, 11/09/2006 - 12/10/2006

Verification Level

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