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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2016.248.17
People
Giovanni Battista Fontana, Italian (Verona, Italy c. 1524 - 1587 Innsbruck, Austria)
Title
Romulus Concludes Peace with the Sabines Following Hersilia's Pleas, plate 17
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: History of Romulus and Remus
Alternate Title: Precante Hersilia Coniuge Pax Sabinis Ato Urbs Data
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1575
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/356913

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Etching
Dimensions
13.6 × 17.2 cm (5 3/8 × 6 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in plate, below image: PRECANTE HERSILIA CONIVGE PAX SABINIS ATO VRBS DATA

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Prince Liechtenstein, Vienna. [James Bergquist, Newton Center, MA], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2016

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Acquisition Fund for Prints
Accession Year
2016
Object Number
2016.248.17
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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