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Cherubino Alberti
The Four SeasonsProbably before mid-1580s

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Engraving of a partially nude, wreathed figure seated on clouds within a downward-pointing triangle, holding a leafy branch and billowing sash, with the word 'PRIMAVERA' above
Engraving of a bearded elderly man seated on clouds within a downward-pointing triangular frame, draped in heavy robes with arms crossed, surrounded by rain and swirling clouds. The Latin inscription "HYEMS" appears above.
Engraving of a seminude male figure seated within an inverted triangular frame, holding a bunch of grapes aloft and a shallow bowl in the other hand, wearing a vine-leaf wreath; Latin inscription "AVTVMNVS" above, with fine crosshatched shading throughout.
Engraving of a reclining female figure in flowing robes within an inverted triangular spandrel, raising a cornucopia filled with grain or foliage; fine cross-hatched linework; the word "ESTATE" inscribed above.

Cherubino Alberti, Polidoro da Caravaggio, Primavera, Probably before mid-1580s, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Cherubino Alberti
Italy, Borgo San Sepulcro, 1553-1615
After
Polidoro da Caravaggio
Italy, circa 1499- circa 1543
Title
The Four Seasons
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
Probably before mid-1580s
Period
Probably late 16th century
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Various dimensions
Credit Line
Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest
Accession Number
M.88.91.185a-d
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.

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