Allegorical Figure of Fame

ca. 1590

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Graphite and red chalk, highlighted with white gouache, on light brown paper
Dimensions: 9 13/16 x 6 1/4in. (25 x 15.9cm)
Collection no.: 1986.318
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

Giuseppe Cesari. Allegorical Figure of Fame. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Allegorical Figure of Fame — Giuseppe Cesari. ca. 1590.

Medium: Graphite and red chalk, highlighted with white gouache, on light brown paper. Dimensions: 9 13/16 x 6 1/4in. (25 x 15.9cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Alfred H. Barr Jr., 1986.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

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.

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