Allegorical Figure Holding a Sphere

mid 1560s

Giorgio Ghisi possibly after Giulio Romano

Associated Names
Giorgio Ghisi

Artist, Italian, 1520 - 1582

Giulio Romano

Artist After, Roman, 1499 - 1546

The image depicts a person standing in profile, facing left. The person has one arm bent upward holding a large round object and the other arm hanging by their side. The facial features are detailed, with a straight nose and a serene expression. The hair is intricately styled, braided, and piled on top of the head. The person is dressed in a flowing garment that wraps around their body, exposing one shoulder and partially flowing around the feet. The garment has soft, curving lines suggesting movement. The person has large wings extending from their back. The background has closely drawn parallel lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 23.5 x 12.8 cm (9 1/4 x 5 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.1033

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Boorsch/Lewis 1985, no. 38, State only

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1990

  • Eva/Ave: Women in Renaissance and Baroque Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1990, cat. no. 136, as Victory.

Bibliography

1802

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

1985

  • Boorsch, Suzanne and Michal and R.E. Lewis. The Engravings of Giorgio Ghisi. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1985.

1990

  • Russell 1990, cat. no. 136.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: GMF (in monogram); center verso, in graphite: G. Ghisi B XX 399 34 Victory L a/c N 38

Wikidata ID

Q65508603

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