Allegorical Figure (recto)

Inscriptions

by artist?, lower right, in black chalk: XXX ; center right, in brown ink: 29 ; center right, in brown ink: [O.?] Fama M[a?]jo[r?] 101. ; lower center, in brown ink: Octavio ; lower center, in brown ink: Perino dell' Vaga

Provenance

[Cyril Humphris, London]

Quick Overview

Artist: Niccolo dell' Abbate (Italian, c. 1512–1571)
Date: 1500s
Medium: black chalk
Dimensions: Sheet: 28.8 x 19 cm (11 5/16 x 7 1/2 in.); Secondary Support: 43.3 x 28.8 cm (17 1/16 x 11 5/16 in.)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawing
Department: Drawings
Credit line: Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
Accession no.: 1974.227.a

More by Niccolo dell' Abbate in museum collections

Allegorical Figure (recto and verso)
Niccolo dell' Abbate
16th century · Drawing
Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of ArtAT-00011729
Allegorical Figure (verso)
Niccolo dell' Abbate
1500s · Drawing
Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of ArtAT-00011808

Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.