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Francesco Solimena

Alexander's Defeat of Darius at the Battle of Arbela

Maker

Francesco Solimena (Italian, 1657-1747)

Title

Alexander's Defeat of Darius at the Battle of Arbela

Year

1735-36

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

wash technique, chalk

Supports

Dimensions

Sheet: 27.5 x 39.2 cm (10 13/16 x 15 7/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed in pen and ink LL: "39" and LR: "279"

Verso: collector's stamp of Wilhelm Koenig, Vienna (1880-1955; Lugt 2653b).

Watermark: Fleur de lis in a double circle with a V on top (8.5 x 5.5 cm)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

57.134

Type

Provenance

… Collection of Wilhelm Koenig, Vienna (1880-1955; Lugt 2653b).

… - 1957, Este Gallery, New York.

… Purchased by the RISD Museum from the Este Gallery on 11/26/1957.

Publications

Exhibition History

Treasures on Paper
Drawings and Watercolors from the Permanent Collection
Jun 13, 1989 – Aug 19, 1989
Old Master Drawings
Sep 02, 1983 – Oct 16, 1983
Prints and Drawings with a Classical Reference
Dec 15, 1965 – Jan 09, 1966
Italian Drawings from the Museum's Collection
Mar 17, 1961 – Apr 16, 1961

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Francesco Solimena (Italian, 1657-1747)
Alexander's Defeat of Darius at the Battle of Arbela, 1735-36
pen and brown ink, wash and black ink, over black chalk, squared for transfer in black chalk on laid paper
Sheet: 27.5 x 39.2 cm (10 13/16 x 15 7/16 inches)
Museum Works of Art Fund 57.134

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