An Allegory: Female Figure with a Compass, God the Father Seated on Clouds, and a Demon
Object type: Drawing
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Prospero Fontana
Artist bio: Italian, Bologna 1512–1597 Bologna
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: 1512–97
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, over black chalk; framing lines in pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash
Dimensions: 4-13/16 x 3-11/16 in.  (12.3 x 9.4 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit line: Harry G. Sperling Fund, 1992
Accession year: 1992
Tags: Female Nudes|Clouds|Demons|Gods