Design for Emblematic Frontispiece: "Natura Ars Emula Vincit"

1544·Pen and brown ink with brush and blue wash, with traces of graphite, on tan laid paper, laid down on card; verso on mount: in pen and black ink (in later hand), elevation of a column·28.5 × 18.7 cm (11 1/4 × 7 3/8 in.)

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Year: 1544
Medium: Pen and brown ink with brush and blue wash, with traces of graphite, on tan laid paper, laid down on card; verso on mount: in pen and black ink (in later hand), elevation of a column
Dimensions: 28.5 × 18.7 cm (11 1/4 × 7 3/8 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Giovanni Guerra

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Giovanni Guerra

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Giovanni Guerra (1544–1618) was an Italian draughtsman and painter from Modena who worked in Rome. He probably arrived in the city as early as 1562, though he was not documented until 1583, when he frescoed three friezes of allegorical figures in the Palazzetto Cenci, a modest project for a patron who was not very prestigious.

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Artist: Giovanni Guerra
Year: 1544
Medium: Pen and brown ink with brush and blue wash, with traces of graphite, on tan laid paper, laid down on card; verso on mount: in pen and black ink (in later hand), elevation of a column
Dimensions: 28.5 × 18.7 cm (11 1/4 × 7 3/8 in.)
Watts ID: WW-1544-322782

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Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
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Giovanni Guerra

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