Art, literature & history
Allegory of Poverty Hindering Wit
1565/1570
- Dating
- Date range
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- pen and brown ink on heavy laid paper
- Dimensions
- overall (approximate): 42.6 x 28.5 cm (16 3/4 x 11 1/4 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1984.17.1
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Cornelis Cort. Allegory of Poverty Hindering Wit. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Allegory of Poverty Hindering Wit — Cornelis Cort. 1565/1570.
Medium: pen and brown ink on heavy laid paper.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall (approximate): 42.6 x 28.5 cm (16 3/4 x 11 1/4 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1984.17.1. Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.