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Allegorical Figure Representing Faith and Hope

Allegorical Figure Representing Faith and Hope

Artist/Maker (German, 1563–1613)
Date1609
MediumTempera and gold on parchment
DimensionsImage: 7 1/8 × 6 in. (18.1 × 15.2 cm)
Sheet: 7 1/2 × 6 1/4 in. (19.1 × 15.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. George Katz
Object number1959.2
Status
Not on view
More Information
The artist, born in Augsburg, was active in the service of the Grand Duke of Tuscany before moving to Prague and working for the Emperor Rudolf II. From 1607-1611, during the time this drawing was made, he was in charge of studying and inventorying the Emperor's collections of precious objects, in addition to producing paintings and drawings. Although done in tempera on vellum and technically a miniature painting, the scale and delicate handling of the work relate it to drawings of the period.
Exhibition History
The Art of Allusion: Allegorical Images of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (June 13, 1989 - August 13, 1989 )
On Line: European Drawings, 16th-19th Centuries
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 18, 2007 - January 27, 2008 )
Collections
  • European
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