Cherubino Alberti
Winged Genius with Banderole and an Olive Branch

CultureItalian
Titles
  • Winged Genius with Banderole and an Olive Branch
DateBefore 1628
MediumEngraving on laid paper, proof
DimensionsPlate: 9 5/8 × 6 1/2 in. (24.5 × 16.5 cm)
Sheet: 10 7/8 × 7 5/8 in. (27.6 × 19.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Lewis Coulson in honor of Susan Schulman
Object number2022.306
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist, 16th-17th century; [Paul McCarron, New York, February 19, 1992]; Dr. Lewis Coulson, Chicago, 1992-2022; given to MFAH, 2022
Exhibition HistoryNone known
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Signed in printed ink, plate, bottom left corner: C / AB
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, plate, bottom right corner: Romae
Verso: Inscribed, bottom left corner: B 139. I
Recto [inside mat]: Inscribed in graphite, bottom edge: Cherubino Alberti (1553 - 1615) Winged Genius with Banderole and an Olive Branch [underlined] Engraving, 246 x 166 mm. B XVII, 100, 139, before the only state $2,800
Watermark: Unknown in a circle
Catalogue raisonnéBartsch XVII. 100

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