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Niccolò Vicentino
Prudence1540s; printed early 17th century

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Drawing in black ink and gray-tan wash on blue-gray paper, a seated classical female figure in draped robes twists to extend one arm holding a circular object, with a ceramic ewer beside her

Niccolò Vicentino, Andrea Andreani, Prudence, 1540s; printed early 17th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Niccolò Vicentino
Italy, Vicenza, active mid-16th century
Printer; Publisher
Andrea Andreani
Italy, Mantua, circa 1558-1629
Title
Prudence
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
1540s; printed early 17th century
Medium
Chiaroscuro woodcut from three blocks
Dimensions
Sheet: 5 3/4 × 4 in. (14.61 × 10.16 cm) Image: 5 1/2 × 3 3/4 in. (13.97 × 9.53 cm)
Credit Line
Los Angeles County Fund
Accession Number
66.5
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.

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