Allegory of Envy(?); partially draped naked old woman at center flanked by two pairs, also naked, a child on the ground at lower left, road leading to town in the background

Cristofano di Michele Martini (Il Robetta) Italian

ca. 1500–1520

Not on view

Town in the background copied from the Dürer engraving, 'Hercules', with the image in reverse (see 19.73.83). Lower left and right corners of the plate are cut.

Artwork Details

Title: Allegory of Envy(?); partially draped naked old woman at center flanked by two pairs, also naked, a child on the ground at lower left, road leading to town in the background
Artist: Cristofano di Michele Martini (Il Robetta) (Italian, Florence 1462–after 1535 Florence)
Date: ca. 1500–1520
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 10 1/16 × 7 1/4 in. (25.5 × 18.4 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1927
Object Number: 27.20.3
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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