Allegory in Honor of the Roman College

Identification and Creation

Object Number: R1407
People: Claude Mellan, French (Abbeville 1598 - 1688 Paris)
After Pietro da Cortona, Italian (Cortona, Italy 1596 - 1669 Rome, Italy)
Title: Allegory in Honor of the Roman College
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Allegory: Science shows Study, Piety, and a third woman a bed of young plants
Original Language Title: Allegorie en l'honneur du College Romain
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 17th century
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/240723

Physical Descriptions

Technique: Engraving

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: John Witt Randall, bequest to his sister.
Belinda Lull Randall, sister of John Witt Randall, gift to Harvard University, 1892.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State: ii/iii
Standard Reference Number: Préaud 253; de Montaiglon 126

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Object Number: R1407
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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