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Francesco Solimena

Alexander's Defeat of Darius at the Battle of Arbela, 1735-36

Description

Maker

  • Francesco Solimena, 1657-1747, Italian

Title

Alexander's Defeat of Darius at the Battle of Arbela

Year

1735-36

Medium

pen and brown ink, wash and black ink, over black chalk, squared for transfer in black chalk on laid paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • wash technique,
  • chalk

Supports

  • paper

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)

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Drawings and Watercolors

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

57.134

Projects & Publications

Publications

Old Master Drawings from the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Treasures on Paper

June 13 - August 19, 1989

Old Master Drawings

September 2 - October 16, 1983

Prints and Drawings with a Classical Reference

December 15, 1965 - January 9, 1966

Italian Drawings from the Museum's Collection

March 17 - April 16, 1961

Use

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