Old artist (winter), November 1880

Status: Can be presented in the study room of the Graphische Sammlung (special opening hours)

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Label at the Time of Manufacture: Monogrammiert und datiert in der Darstellung unten links auf einer Stufe (mit schwarzer Kreide): NovSE1880 [SE ligiert]; bezeichnet oben mittig auf der Wand: Giunto è già ‘l corso della vita mia, /con tempestoso mar, per fragil barca,/al comun porto, ov’a render si varca/conto e ragion d’ogni opra trista e / pia. // Onde l’affettuosa fantasia / che l’arte mi fece idol e monarca /conosco or ben com’era d’error carca / e quel c’a mal suo grado ogn’uom / desia. // I pensier miei, gia mie l anni li, / che fine or s ‘a duo morte m’avvicino / L’una mi certa, e l’altra mi mina / ccia. // Né pinger né scolpir fie più che / quieti / l’anima volta a quell’amor divino / c’aperse, a prender noi in croce / le braccia. [= Michelangelo Buonarroti, Rime, 285]

Captions Added Later: Verso unten rechts Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

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23D41(+5) winter, 'Hyems'; 'Inverno' (Ripa) (+ with different concepts ~ seasons and months)
48C5111(+2) workshop, studio ~ painter (+ artist in non-work situation)
92D1916(+5) cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti' (+ non-aggressive, friendly or neutral activities and relationships)
48C511(+41) painter at work, in his studio (+ stadia of production of work of art)