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The Triumph of Love, plate one from The Triumphs of Petrarch

A work made of engraving in black on ivory laid paper.
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  • A work made of engraving in black on ivory laid paper.

Date:

c. 1539

Artist:

Georg Pencz
German, c. 1500-1550

About this artwork

The German painter and printmaker Georg Pencz is known as one of the Little Masters (Kleinmeister), along with brothers Barthel and Sebald Beham. These artists were active in Nuremberg, where they likely worked for Albrecht Dürer. They produced jewellike engravings on a small scale. Although still modestly sized, these six Triumphs are some of Pencz’s largest engravings. He traveled throughout Italy around 1539, where he found inspiration in the celebrated 14th-century Triumphs by the poet Petrarch: Love is at first victorious, but Chastity conquers; Fame defeats Chastity, then Time ends Fame’s rule; next, Death stops Time. Finally, Eternity triumphs over Death.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Georg Pencz

Title

The Triumph of Love, plate one from The Triumphs of Petrarch

Place

Germany (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1534–1544

Medium

Engraving in black on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Plate/sheet: 14.3 × 20.8 cm (5 11/16 × 8 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Potter Palmer

Reference Number

1919.2544

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