An elderly bearded man (the painter Titian?) places his right hand on the abdomen of a young woman who leans on a box containing a skull. Etching by A. van Dyck.

  • Van Dyck, Anthony, 1599-1641.
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view An elderly bearded man (the painter Titian?) places his right hand on the abdomen of a young woman who leans on a box containing a skull. Etching by A. van Dyck.

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An elderly bearded man (the painter Titian?) places his right hand on the abdomen of a young woman who leans on a box containing a skull. Etching by A. van Dyck. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

The subject is commonly referred to as 'Titian and his mistress'

Publication/Creation

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Physical description

1 print : etching ; image and border 26.9 x 23.3 cm

References note

M. Mauquoy-Hendrickx, L'iconographie d'Antonie Van Dyck, 2 vols, Brussels 1991, I, pp. 116-117, II, pl. 16
Jeremy Wood, Van Dyck's "Cabinet de Titien", The Burlington Magazine, October 1990, pp. 685, 689

Notes

The mount is inscribed: Sir Anthony van Dyck

Reference

Wellcome Collection 33483i

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