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Unknown Maker

Allegorical Scene

Description

Maker

Unknown Maker

Title

Allegorical Scene

Year

1600s

Medium

  • pen and ink,
  • wash technique,
  • white heightening and pencil on buff paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • pen and ink,
  • wash technique,
  • white heightening and pencil on buff paper

Materials

pen and ink, wash technique, white heightening

Supports

  • Buff paper

Dimensions

34.6 x 53.2 cm (13 5/8 x 20 15/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed in old hand in pen and ink, LR: "Pietro Testa"

Verso: Stamped with collector's mark of Mathias Komor (1909-1984; Lugt 1882a) and Alfred Misch (20th century Berlin; Lugt 1816f)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

57.249

Type

  • Drawings and Watercolors

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Italian Drawings from the Museum's Collection
Mar 17, 1961 – Apr 16, 1961

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Unknown Maker
Allegorical Scene, 1600s
pen and ink, wash technique, white heightening and pencil on buff paper
34.6 x 53.2 cm (13 5/8 x 20 15/16 inches)
Anonymous gift 57.249

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