Serpent Speaking to a Young Man (Allegory) / Anonymous Italian

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Accession Number: 2013/2.576
Title: Serpent Speaking to a Young Man (Allegory)
Artist: Anonymous Italian
Artist Nationality: Italian
Medium and Support: engraving on paper
Credit Line: Gift of Nesta and Walter Spink
Inscription: recto ll monogram in print: MAF; verso lr stamp in black ink: GML; verso ll inscription in pencil: 33930; verso ll stamp in black ink: B332083
Dimensions: 26.4 x 21.2 cm (10 3/8 x 8 3/8 in.)
Century: 15th-16th century
Physical Description: There are three figures. At the left is a man running away. At the center is a woman holding a lute and at the right is a man seated with his hand on his head. At the center, there is a woman-headed serpent facing the seated man. Behind the seated man is an apple tree and in the far distance there is a large fortified city.
Primary Keywords: gardens; groups of people
Secondary Keywords: buildings and the land; open spaces; open spaces and site elements; open spaces by form; people; people (agents); people and culture
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Record: 2013/2.576
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2013-sl-2.576/go2013.34.50.jpg

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Full citation: "Serpent Speaking to a Young Man (Allegory); Anonymous Italian." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2013-sl-2.576/go2013.34.50.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.