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Nobleman between Active and Contemplative life

Nobleman between Active and Contemplative life
 (c. 1575)

Medium
oil on canvas
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1947
Gallery location
16th & 17th Century Gallery - Painting and Sculpture
Mezzanine linked to Level 1, NGV International

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
134.0 × 204.5 cm
Accession Number
1707-4
Department
International Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1947
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Gallery location
16th & 17th Century Gallery - Painting and Sculpture
Mezzanine linked to Level 1, NGV International
Subjects (general)
Allegory and Symbols Human Figures Philosophy, Scholarship, Learning and Teaching
Subjects (specific)
decision making Juno (Roman deity) Minerva (Roman deity) nobles (aristocrats) physical activities temptations Venus (Roman deity) wisdom
Movements
Renaissance

Colourmen

Colourman
ROBERSON & MILLER
Location of stamp
On lining canvas
Transcript
PREPARED BY/ROBERSON & MILLER/51 LONG ACRE LONDON
Medium
Ink stencil
More Information
National Portrait Gallery

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