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Triumphal Car Depicting the Allegory of Vice

Description

Maker

Unknown Maker
Cigoli (Italian, 1559-1613), previous attribution

Title

Triumphal Car Depicting the Allegory of Vice

Year

1600-1640

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, wash technique, graphite

Supports

Dimensions

22.5 x 41.6 cm (8 7/8 x 16 3/8 inches) (varies to 8.5)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed in pen and ink: "Gastigo / Giustitia / vendicat.ne / Errore / Amor ben.o / Vitio"; and in black chalk: "Intelletto / Volonta"

Watermark: Medici arms surmounted by a crown with the letters C C below

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Miss Ellen D. Sharpe

Object Number

50.301

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Design and Description
Renaissance and Baroque Drawings
Jan 27, 2006 – Apr 09, 2006

Label copy

This sketch depicts a triumphal car in the midst of a procession. The notations in Italian, each referring to a vice such as pride or gluttony, suggest that it was a working drawing, possibly used to design an actual performance. Allegorical triumphal processions were programmatic parts of weddings, balletic interludes, and joyous entries staged privately at court and on public streets. The Renaissance revival of Roman literature and culture contributed to the interest in the triumph motif, also evident in the two drawings at left.

Italian Drawings from the Museum's Collection
Mar 17, 1961 – Apr 16, 1961
Italian Drawings of the 16th Century--18th Century, Recently Acquired
Oct 22, 1952 – Jan 06, 1953

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker
Cigoli (Italian, 1559-1613), previous attribution
Triumphal Car Depicting the Allegory of Vice, 1600-1640
Pen and ink, brush and wash, over graphite on antique laid paper
22.5 x 41.6 cm (8 7/8 x 16 3/8 inches) (varies to 8.5)
Gift of Miss Ellen D. Sharpe 50.301

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