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Identification and Creation

Object Number
R2880
People
Master IHS, Italian (16th century)
After Giulio Romano, Italian (Rome 1499? - 1546 Mantua)
Title
Scipio Commanding His Soldiers to Free the Prisoners
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
16th century
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/248111

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Engraving
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: JWR:"The Master Jesus Christ"
    [verso]:"Scipio freeing the captives after Julio Romano by the Master Jesus Christ; see Nagler no 5; The Mark Renatus [?] B fec is thought may be Rene Birvin [?]; see monogram on a picket of the fence IHS; fl 1556 to 1572; rare"

Provenance

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

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
B. 3

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Object Number
R2880
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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