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Tityus Attacked by a Vulture
Nicolas Beatrizet (French, 1507 or 1515–about 1565)
After: Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian (Florentine), 1475–1564)
Published by: Antonio Salamanca (Italian, about 1500–1562)
After: Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian (Florentine), 1475–1564)
Published by: Antonio Salamanca (Italian, about 1500–1562)
about 1540-1560
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 27.2 × 37.3 cm (10 11/16 × 14 11/16 in.)(lacking the bottom margin with the inscription; trimmed on or slightly within the platemark on the other three sides)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP1477
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch 39, only state; Illustrated Bartsch 39; Robert-Dumesnil 33, i/iii; Meyer 33, i/iii; IFF vol. 1, p. 83, i/iii; Le Blanc 31
Marks
Verso, bottom left, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, lower center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
ProvenanceEarly provenance not researched; Henry F. Sewall (1816-1896, New York, Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA, November 1897.