Classical Gods, Muses, and Allegorical Figures, 1566–67, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, highlighted with white gouache, over black chalk, on blue paper; circular framing outline in compass point and brown ink, diameter 5-1/2 in., Drawings, Giuseppe Salviati (Giuseppe Porta, called Il Salviati) (Italian, Castelnuovo di Garfagnana ca. 1520–ca. 1575 Venice), Based on the attributes of the figures, the subject matter of this composition has been identified as a gathering of the Classical gods Apollo, Mercury, and Pallas, accompanied by the muses, as well as by the allegorical figures of Prudence and Fame
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Classical Gods, Muses, Allegorical Figures, 1566–67, Pen, brown ink, brush, wash, highlighted, white gouache, black chalk, blue paper, circular framing outline, compass point, diameter 5-1/2, Drawings, Giuseppe Salviati, Porta, called Il, Italian, Castelnuovo di Garfagnana ca., 1520–ca., 1575, Venice, Based, attributes, figures, subject matter, composition, identified, gathering, gods Apollo, Mercury, Pallas, accompanied, muses, well, allegorical figures, Prudence, Fame
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