An Allegory of the Power of Love

Cristofano Robettaafter 1500

Details

Title: An Allegory of the Power of Love
Creator: Cristofano Robetta
Date Created: after 1500
Signatures / Inscriptions: Signed in plate on tablet hanging from tree branch, upper right: “ROBETA”
Object Type: Prints, works of art
Object Link: See this artwork on the Davison Art Center website
Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Purchase funds, 1969
Materials & Techniques: Engraving on laid paper. Watermark: Undeciphered watermark on man’s thigh
Keywords: allegory, love
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Dimensions: Plate dimensions: 300 mm x 280 mm (11.81 in. x 11.02 in.).
Bibliography: Hind D.II-29 (vol. 1, p. 205; plate 292); National Gallery of Art "Early Italian Engraving," cat. 120; PCA "Census"
Associated People: Created by Cristofano Robetta (Italian, 1462 - ca. 1535)
Accession Number: 1969.30.1

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