Prospero Fontana

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Prospero Fontana
1512-1597
Et Amo et Vereor
ca. 1555
Pen and brown ink and wash, over black chalk, on paper; illusionistic frame in pen and brown ink, by the artist.
4 15/16 x 3 11/16 inches (125 x 94 mm)
Gift of Prof. Dr. Julius S. Held in honor of Felice Stampfle.
1992.25
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Watermark: none.

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Inscribed on tablet at upper right, in pen and brown ink, "et amo et vereor"; on verso, at upper center, "36".

Provenance: 
Julius Held, Old Bennington, Vermont.
Associated names: 

Held, Julius S. (Julius Samuel), 1905-2002, former owner.

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Selected references: New York 2019, 54-55.

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