Object number1968.29
The Vulture Preying on Tityus
DateNd
Artist
Giulio Bonasone
(Italian, c. 1510–after 1576)
CultureItalian
MediumEngraving and etching in black ink on cream laid paper
DimensionsImage: 5 7/16 x 4 1/4 in. (13.81 x 10.8 cm)
Sheet: 5 7/16 x 4 1/4 in. (13.81 x 10.8 cm)
Sheet: 5 7/16 x 4 1/4 in. (13.81 x 10.8 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, Betsy Mudge Wilson, class of 1956, Memorial Fund
On View
Not on viewPeriod16th c
Classification(s)
SignedSigned (in plate, at border, LC): • I • Bonasone in uentor
InscribedInscribed (in plate, LC): Titio minchion doue é latua prudenza / Tuti credeƒte d'ingána (illegible) gli Dei: / É ƒopra te caduta é la sentenza. / Si che dal rof (illegible)o e dagli artigli rei / Del'auoltor, che insenó ha demenzo / Miseramente hor lacerato sei.
ProvenanceCollections: unidentified (illegible) collector's mark (verso)Vassar Exhibitions
Exhibition HistoryTransmission of Fame: Italiain Renaissance Prints (April 9 - June 13, 2004; FLLAC)
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