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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1986.622
People
School of Andrea Mantegna, Italian (Isola di Carturo, Italy 1431 - 1506 Mantua, Italy)
Title
Bacchus
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
15th-16th century
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Lombardy, Mantua
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/295067

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black ink, gray wash and white gouache on faded blue antique laid paper, laid down overall on cream antique laid paper
Dimensions
21.7 × 19.3 cm (8 9/16 × 7 5/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: u.l., white gouache, in artist's hand: BACHE VENI DUCLE QUE / TUIS ECORNUIBUS UVA / PENDEAT
  • watermark: No watermark was observed when examined by Craigen Bowen, 2/25/2002.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Lucien Goldschmidt, New York] sold; to Ian Woodner, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1986

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Ian Woodner
Accession Year
1986
Object Number
1986.622
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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