Serpent Speaking to a Young Man (Allegory) / Anonymous Italian
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Record Details
- 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.
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- open spaces
- open spaces and site elements
- open spaces by form
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Record
- 2013/2.576
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2013-sl-2.576/go2013.34.50.jpg
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"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 24, 2024.