Allegorical Title Page

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Allegorical Title Page

c. 1669

Marcantonio Canini (Italian, born c. 1622)

A student of the famous Gianlorenzo Bernini, Canini was a sculptor who made very few prints. His inexperience is clear in the awkward modeling of the figures of this title page, made for a book written by his brother.

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Object Details

Title:

Allegorical Title Page

Date:

c. 1669

Artist:

Marcantonio Canini (Italian, born c. 1622)

Medium:

Etching with plate tone

Dimensions:

Plate: 11 1/16 x 7 3/8 inches (28 x 18.7 cm) Sheet: 11 1/4 x 7 5/8 inches (28.5 x 19.3 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the John S. Phillips bequest of 1876 to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman, gifts (by exchange) of Lisa Norris Elkins, Bryant W. Langston, Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White, with additional funds contributed by John Howard McFadden, Jr., Thomas Skelton Harrison, and the Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation, 1985

Accession Number:

1985-52-14532

Geography:

Made in Rome, Italy, Europe

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