Paolo Farinati
Figure of 'Chastity' Holding a Sieve
About this artwork
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artist:Paolo Farinati (1524 - 1606) Italian
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title:Figure of 'Chastity' Holding a Sieve
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Pen and brown ink over black chalk and brown wash, heightened with white on blue paper
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measurements:27.50 x 40.30 cm
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object type:
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credit line:David Laing Bequest to the Royal Scottish Academy transferred 1910
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accession number:D 1258
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Paolo Farinati
Paolo Farinati
Farinati was born in Verona and became the city’s leading painter in the later part of the sixteenth century after his compatriot Paolo Veronese moved to Venice in the early 1550s. Farinati was not only a successful painter, but also a prolific and accomplished draughtsman. According to Vasari,...