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Allegory of the Hunt after Luca Penni

Date

1556

Creator

Giorgio Ghisi

Location

Raclin Murphy Museum of Art

Penni was an Italian mannerist who worked at the French court. While it is believed that Penni’s design was intended to be made into a print, there is some evidence that it may have possibly been the subject of a fresco in a Burgundian château. The painting, however, is in such disrepair that it is difficult to determine the relationship between the painting and Ghisi’s print after Penni’s enigmatic iconography, which includes a partially erased cross in the background. from Calendar of Events, January-August 2013

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Penni was an Italian mannerist who worked at the French court. While it is believed that Penni’s design was intended to be made into a print, there is some evidence that it may have possibly been the subject of a fresco in a Burgundian château. The painting, however, is in such disrepair that it is difficult to determine the relationship between the painting and Ghisi’s print after Penni’s enigmatic iconography, which includes a partially erased cross in the background. from Calendar of Events, January-August 2013
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Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, 1520 - 1582)
1556
Prints
Engraving on laid paper
2012.046
Canis familiaris
Cervidae
Diana
hunts
intaglio prints
Not on view, please request access
reproductive print
14 x 9 7/8 in. (35.56 x 24.93 cm)
Bequest of Dr. Paul J. Vignos Jr., ND ’41 and Edith Ingalls Vignos Fund

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