Fortune de mer
Artist
Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau the Elder(French, c. 1515–after 1584)French, c. 1515–after 1584
Afterafter
Rosso Fiorentino(Italian (Florentine), 1494–1540)Italian (Florentine), 1494–1540
CultureFrench
Titles
- Fortune de mer
Date1545–1546
MediumEtching on laid paper
DimensionsPlate/Sheet: 6 15/16 in. (17.6 cm) diameter
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Art + Paper 2023 and Exxon Mobil Foundation Matching Program on behalf of Dr. and Mrs. Craig S. Calvert at Art + Paper 2023
Object number2023.47
Not on view
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Exhibition History"Old Masters" The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, May 4-Nov. 23,2024 [Fourth Installation/Light-Sensitive Rotation: Beck Building 201-8, 210-212,217: No Catalog]
Published References None known Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, center bottom edge: 1262 [underlined] / Androuet du Cerceau [cursive] / "4030"
Watermark: Bunch of Grapes, dated around 1550-1580 [see Peter Fuhring, p. 45, fig. 42b]
Catalogue raisonnéNone
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