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Allegory of an artist, Bonaventura Genelli

Bonaventura Genelli

Allegory of an artist

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Bonaventura Genelli

Allegory of an artist

Blatt: 369 x 580 mm

Inventory Number: 14003

Object Number: 14003 Z

Status: Request for presentation in the study room of the Prints and Drawings Department

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: Allegory of an artist

Draughtsman

Bonaventura Genelli

Period Produced

19th century

Object Type

drawing

Material

Technique

Geographic Reference

German

Captions Added Later: Signiert und bezeichnet auf dem Montierungsbogen unten (mit der Feder in Grau): Fortuna // Phantasus. // Ein Künstler. // Spes. // B: Genelli fecit.
Verso auf dem Montierungsbogen Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2357)

Watermark: J WHATMAN

Property and Acquisition

Work Content

Motifs and References

Iconclass

Primary

48C513portrait, self-portrait of painter
31A2361(+89)lying on the back with uplifted upper part of the body (+ nude human being)
56D1Hope; 'Speranza', 'Speranza delle fatiche' (Ripa)
54F12Luck, Fortune, Lot; 'Fato', 'Fortuna', 'Fortuna aurea', 'Fortuna buona', 'Fortuna pacifica overo clemente', 'Sorte' (Ripa)
59B32Fame; 'Fama', 'Fama buona', 'Fama chiara' (Ripa)
31BB13sleeping on the ground - BB - out of doors
92D155sleeping Cupid; possibly signifying a slackening of Love's influence
31A51111reflection (in a mirror)
61B2(GENELLI, Bonaventura)11(+1)historical person (GENELLI, Bonaventura) - historical person (GENELLI, Bonaventura) portrayed alone (+ historical person or scene in allegorical or symbolic frame or setting; or with allegorical or symbolic accessories)

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13.05.2026