Detail View: The AMICA Library: Portrait of a Couple
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1916.793
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AMICA Library Year:
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1999
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Object Type:
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Paintings
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Creator Name:
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Fontana, Lavinia
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Southern European; Italian
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Creator Role:
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artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1552 - 1614
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Gender:
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F
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Lavinia Fontana
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Title:
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Portrait of a Couple
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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1580s
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Creation Start Date:
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1580
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Creation End Date:
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1589
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Materials and Techniques:
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oil on canvas
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Dimensions:
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Unframed: 99.8cm x 140.5cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1916.793
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Credit Line:
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Holden Collection
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Inscriptions:
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inscribed upper left: AETA, SVAE, ANNO. XXXV, upper right: AETA. SVAE. ANNO. XXVIII
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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James Jackson Jarves (1884). Mrs. Liberty E. Holden, Cleveland.
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Context:
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Lavinia Fontana was the first woman to have a successful career as a painter, supporting her family and achieving public recognition. The painter of this portrait, long unknown, can now be identified as Fontana through similarities with signed portraits.It is rare to find husband and wife portrayed in a single painting during the Italian Renaissance. The woman holds the skin of a marten (similar to a sable), which attracted fleas away from the body and clothing.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1916.793.tif
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