Circle of Guilio Pippi, called Giulio Romano
Hanno the Elephant from the Court of Leo X

CultureItalian
Titles
  • Hanno the Elephant from the Court of Leo X
  • An Elephant
Date16th century
PlaceItaly
MediumPen and ink on buff laid paper
Dimensionsimage (sight): 11 3/8 × 10 15/16 inches (28.9 × 27.9 cm)
frame: 23 1/4 × 27 inches (59.1 × 68.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Vaughn Foundation Fund
Object number2022.294
Non exposé

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Provenance[London art market]; Vaughn Foundation; on long-term loan at MFAH, 1987-2022; given to MFAH 2022
Exhibition HistoryNone known
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Inscribed l.l.: "Brieia"
Recto: on lower left, bottom, inscribed in ink: Brizio
None noted
Catalogue raisonnéNone

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