The Virtues: Intelligentia | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2007.207.7
People: Cornelis Cort, Netherlandish (Hoorn, Netherlands 1533 - 1578 Rome, Italy)
After Frans Floris, Netherlandish (Antwerp 1519/20 - 1570 Antwerp)
Published by Hieronymus Cock, Netherlandish (Antwerp 1510 - 1570 Antwerp)
Title: The Virtues: Intelligentia
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1560
Culture: Netherlandish
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/322377

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

28.8 × 18.7 cm (11 5/16 × 7 3/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: in plate, lower left: h. cock exc
inscription: in plate, lower right: FF ive
inscription: in plate, in box, bottom: Hac tibi dat facilem mundi si intelligis usum sphaera, cui nomen forma rotunda dedit

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: [Paul Prouté, S. A., Paris], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2007

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State: vii/viii
Standard Reference Number: H144

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Robert Bradford Wheaton and Barbara Ketcham Wheaton
Accession Year: 2007
Object Number: 2007.207.7
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

32Q: 2540 Renaissance, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/15/2018 - 03/13/2019

Verification Level

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2007.207.7: The Virtues: Intelligentia