Circle of Paolo Farinati

The Foolish Virgins

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Catalogue Number:
09

Artist:
Circle of Paolo Farinati (1524-1606)

Title:
The Foolish Virgins

Work Type:
Drawing

Date:
16th Century

Culture:
Italian

Medium:
Brown ink, sepia, and brown and gray washes on tan laid paper

Dimensions:
5 1/2  X 11 1/4 in.
A vertical section of approximately 5 1/2 X 1/2 in. has been reattached to the left edge

Inscriptions & Annotations:
Mount inscribed FARINATE (PAOLO) VERONA 1522-1606 (last digit corrected in blue ink) / THE FOOLISH VIRGINSVerso annotated n10 / 2 sections of calculations (brown ink) and Paolo Farinati / J328 (in oval) (graphite)

Condition:
Minor staining, stable

Credit Line:
Cornell College, Gift of Robert Sonnenschein II

Accession Year:
1951

Object Number:
1951.09

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