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Object Type
print
Museum number
V,2.67
Description
An old man in a niche stretching forward, after the fresco by Tibaldi in the Palazzo Poggi. 1570s Engraving
Producer name
Print made by:
Giovanni Battista de' Cavalieri
After:
Pellegrino Tibaldi
After:
Michelangelo
(so-called)
School/style
Italian
Production date
1570-1600
Production place
Published in:
Rome (city)
Materials
paper
Technique
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
377 millimetres
Width:
256 millimetres
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Curator's comments
The statement by Cavalieri that this design is by Michelangelo is more than surprising given that the Palazzo Poggi frescoes were as recent as 1555 and that Michelangelo had died in 1564.
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Sir Hans Sloane
(with Philipe’s oval blindstamp and annotation on verso: “HS”)
Acquisition date
1753
Acquisition notes
The lost original inventory number was found in 2020.
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
V,2.67
Additional IDs
Other BM number:
1980,U.1437