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Object Type
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
Production date: 1570-1600
Production place: Published in: Rome (city)
Materials
Technique
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
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

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