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Print made by Adamo 'Ghisi' Scultori, ca.1530–1585
after Michelangelo, 1474/1475–1564
Title:
Series of Studies from the Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Part Of:

Collective Title: Michelangelo's Capella Sistina

Date:
1550 to 1585
Materials & Techniques:
Album of sixty-two engraved plates on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed on verso of fly leaf in graphite, upper left: "1169/50 | 61 ex 73 plates | Ghisi (Rome 1540)"; on page following fly-leaf in pen and brown ink, upper left: "J Reynolds | 1759"

Collector's mark of Sir Joshua Reynolds (Lugt 2364).

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1974.12.15V
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:24562
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