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Fortitude (Study for the "Cabinet du roi" [King's Study])
1541/45
- Dating
- Date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Brush and vermilion wash, heightened with lead white, over stylus incising, on cream laid paper toned pink, laid down on cream laid paper
- Dimensions
- 21.9 × 15.2 cm (8 5/8 × 6 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1995.21
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Francesco Primaticcio. Fortitude (Study for the "Cabinet du roi" [King's Study]). Art Institute of Chicago. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Fortitude (Study for the "Cabinet du roi" [King's Study]) — Francesco Primaticcio. 1541/45.
Medium: Brush and vermilion wash, heightened with lead white, over stylus incising, on cream laid paper toned pink, laid down on cream laid paper. Dimensions: 21.9 × 15.2 cm (8 5/8 × 6 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.