Thomyris with the Head of Cyrus | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: G3008
People: Georg Pencz, German (Breslau 1500 - 1550 Leipzig)
Title: Thomyris with the Head of Cyrus
Other Titles: Series/Book Title: Greek Heroines
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1539
Culture: German
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/278160

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

sheet: 11.7 x 7.3 cm (4 5/8 x 2 7/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: in design, u.l.: TAMIRIS

Provenance

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

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State: ii?/ii
Standard Reference Number: Bartsch 70, Hollstein 120

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of William Gray from the collection of Francis Calley Gray
Object Number: G3008
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Annette Dixon, ed., Women Who Ruled: Queens, Goddesses, Amazons in Renaissance and Baroque Art, exh. cat., Merrell Publishers Ltd. (London, England, 2002), Cat. no. 31, p. 86

Exhibition History

Prints and Drawings from the Time of Holbein and Breugel, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 11/21/1985 - 01/12/1986

Verification Level

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G3008: Thomyris with the Head of Cyrus