Artist
Circle of Guilio Pippi, called Giulio Romano(Italian (Roman), c. 1499–1546)Italian (Roman), c. 1499–1546
Artistpossibly
Giovanni Battista Bertani (di Egidio Brizio)(Italian (Mantuan), c. 1516–1576)Italian (Mantuan), c. 1516–1576
Afterafter
Raffaello Sanzio(Italian, 1483–1520)Italian, 1483–1520
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)
frame: 23 1/4 × 27 inches (59.1 × 68.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Vaughn Foundation Fund
Object number2022.294
Not on view
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Exhibition HistoryNone known
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Inscribed l.l.: "Brieia"
Recto: on lower left, bottom, inscribed in ink: Brizio
Recto: on lower left, bottom, inscribed in ink: Brizio
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Catalogue raisonnéNone
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