Prospero Fontana
1512-1597
Et Amo et Vereor
ca. 1555
4 15/16 x 3 11/16 inches (125 x 94 mm)
Pen and brown ink and wash, over black chalk, on paper; illusionistic frame in pen and brown ink, by the artist.
1992.25
Gift of Prof. Dr. Julius S. Held in honor of Felice Stampfle.
Notes
Watermark: none.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed on tablet at upper right, in pen and brown ink, "et amo et vereor"; on verso, at upper center, "36".
Associated names
Held, Julius S. (Julius Samuel), 1905-2002, former owner.
Bibliography
Selected references: New York 2019, 54-55.
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Classification
Century Drawings
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