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Pietro Fancelli

The Birth of Asklepios

Description

Maker

Pietro Fancelli (Italian, 1764-1850)

Title

The Birth of Asklepios

Year

1764-1850

Medium

  • pen and brown ink and color washes over traces of graphite on joined laid papers

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • pen and brown ink and color washes over traces of graphite on joined laid papers

Materials

wash technique, pen and ink

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

24.9 x 33.3 cm (9 13/16 x 13 1/8 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gilman Angier

Object Number

73.121

Type

  • Drawings and Watercolors

Provenance

... - 1972, Collection of the Société Historique et Literaire Polonaise, Paris.

1972, Sale Christie’s, London on 07/07/1972, Lot 52.

… - 1973, Collection of Seiferheld and Co., New York.

1973, Purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Gilman Nagier from Seiferheld and Co.

1973, Gift to the RISD Museum from Mr. and Mrs. Gilman Nagier on 09/18/1973.

Projects & Publications

Publications

  • Books

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

Alt Author: Johnson, Deborah J.

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Old Master Drawings
Sep 02, 1983 – Oct 16, 1983

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Pietro Fancelli (Italian, 1764-1850)
The Birth of Asklepios, 1764-1850
pen and brown ink and color washes over traces of graphite on joined laid papers
24.9 x 33.3 cm (9 13/16 x 13 1/8 inches)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gilman Angier 73.121

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