Genius with the Medici Coat-of-Arms

1605

Cherubino Alberti

Associated Names
Cherubino Alberti

Artist, Roman, 1553 - 1615

This is a drawing of a winged cherub holding a sphere and flowers. The cherub is in flight, surrounded by flowing drapery and ribbons. The cherub has detailed feathered wings and is poised in motion with its right arm uplifted, holding a round orb with fleur-de-lis symbols. The left hand of the cherub clasps a bouquet of leafy branches. A ribbon with the inscription "POLO FLORESCERE DIGNA" unfurls around the scene. Detailed line work creates a sense of motion and texture in this classical representation.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper [artist's proof]

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 24.5 x 16.5 cm (9 5/8 x 6 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 27.6 x 19.8 cm (10 7/8 x 7 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.14.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 138, State undesc state before address

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jonathan Bober, Austin, TX; purchased 2007 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.

Inscriptions

on banner in image: POLO FLORESCERE DIGNA; lower right in image: C / AB (in monogram); by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: B 138 I

Watermarks

indistinct mark in a circle

Wikidata ID

Q76337400

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