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Francesco Bartolozzi

The Assassination of Amnon at the Feast of His Half-brother, Absalom,

Description

Maker

  • Francesco Bartolozzi
  • Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, called Guercino

Title

The Assassination of Amnon at the Feast of His Half-brother, Absalom

Medium

wash technique, pen and ink

Materials/Techniques

Materials

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

Techniques

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

Supports

  • white paper

Dimensions

21.9 x 28.9 cm (8 5/8 x 11 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed in pen and ink on old mount: "28 Bartolozzi"

Verso:inscribed in pen and ink: "Del.t Bartalozzi from the Guercino"

Type

  • Drawings and Watercolors

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

58.150A

About

The Assassination of Amnon at the Feast of His Half-brother, Absalom

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

Inscribed in pen and ink on old mount: "28 Bartolozzi"

Verso:inscribed in pen and ink: "Del.t Bartalozzi from the Guercino"

Projects & Publications

Publications

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

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The English Eye

June 21 - September 1, 1991

Old Master Drawings

September 2 - October 16, 1983

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is The Assassination of Amnon at the Feast of His Half-brother, Absalom with the accession number of 58.150A. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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