A vessel in the form of a heart held by a hand: lateral and three-quarter views. Pen and ink drawing attributed to Giulio Romano or one of his followers.

  • Romano, Giulio, 1499-1546.
Date:
[between 1500 and 1599]
Reference:
27100i
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Description

The spout of the vessel is shown in the right hand view as having three orifices, representing the superior vena cava, the aorta and the trunk of the left and right pulmonary arteries

Publication/Creation

[Rome?], [between 1500 and 1599]

Physical description

1 drawing : black chalk, pen and brown ink and brown wash ; sheet 8 x 17.9 cm

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References note

Christie's, New York, Old Master drawings, 10 January 1996, lot no. 1 "from the collection of the late Professor Doctor Richard Krautheimer and Doctor Trude Krautheimer-Hess" (reproduced)

Reference

Wellcome Collection 27100i

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