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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Description
The subject is commonly referred to as 'Titian and his mistress'
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Physical description
1 print : etching ; image and border 26.9 x 23.3 cm
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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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