Orpheus Charming the Beasts, Pirro Ligorio

Title: Orpheus Charming the Beasts
Dated: 16th century
Artist: Pirro Ligorio
Nationality: Italian
Artist Life: 1513 - 1583
Role: Artist
Gallery: Not on View
Department: European Art
Dimension: 4 3/4 x 4 3/8 in. (12.07 x 11.11 cm) (sheet, irregular)8 x 6 9/16 in. (20.32 x 16.67 cm) (mount)18 x 14 1/16 in. (45.72 x 35.72 cm) (mat)
Credit: Gift of Professor Alfred Moir in memory of Louis Nippert Zelle
Accession Number: 2003.154
Medium: Pen and brown ink on white laid paper
Country: Italy
Century: 16th century
Provenance: Unidentified collection (L 474, formerly thought to be the mark of P. Crozat); Private Collection, New Zealand (Sale, Christie's, London, July 4, 1972, lot 67 [group lot], to Baskett and Day, 420 gns); [Baskett and Day, London, since 1972]; [Jean-Luc Baroni, London, in 1980, sold to Moir]; Prof. Alfred Moir, Santa Barbara, CA, 1980-2003, gave to MIA
Rights: Public Domain
Classification: Drawings
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Orpheus Charming the Beasts, 16th century