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Pen and brown ink drawing of acrobats performing before a seated ruler, with onlookers, an archway and a tower in the background.

Acrobats Performing Before a Ruler, Pen and Ink Drawing

A pen and brown ink drawing shows acrobats and tumblers performing before a seated figure on a raised platform, with onlookers gathered around them. An arched gateway and a tall tower stand in the background beneath trees.

Artist
Giovanni Antonio da Pordenone
Date
c. 1510
Medium
Pen and brown ink, with red chalk (recto), and pen and brown ink (verso), on tan laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1104 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1515).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection