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fecit

[fey-kit, fee-sit]

verb

Latin.
  1. he made (it); she made (it): formerly used on works of art after the name of the artist. fe., fec.



fecit

/ ˈfeɪkɪt /

  1. fec.(he or she) made it: used formerly on works of art next to the artist's name

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There are also clues about who the artists were: one fragment is scored with the Latin word Fecit, which means "has made this" - but the piece where the name should be is missing.

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So after victorious battles, his supporters were said to have cheered “Anguis sola fecit victoriam!,” meaning “The snake alone delivered victory!”

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“Johann Antes me fecit in Bethlehem 1763.”

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In the bottom right corner, one can faintly make out the Dutch painter’s large signature followed by “f”, short for fecit, a Latin notation for identifying the creator.

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Restoration of the piece confirmed suspicions - it revealed the initials RHF, for Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn fecit.

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