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Dosso Dossi

Entry into the Ark

Maker

Dosso Dossi (Italian, ca. 1486-ca. 1542)

Title

Entry into the Ark

Year

ca. 1520

Medium

  • Oil on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Oil on canvas

Materials

oil paint

Supports

  • canvas

Geography

Place Made: Italy

Dimensions

107 x 112.4 cm (42 1/8 x 44 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks



Signature: Unsigned

Marks: On the verso frame in the upper left corner there is a painted red accession number "54.177"; continuing around the verso frame, in the upper center in white chalk are the words "X CALMANN"; in the upper center corner is what appears to be a "P" in white chalk; finally in the lower left of the verso frame is the word "PROVIDENCE" in white chalk.

On the verso side of the stretcher in the upper left corner there is a red painted accession number "54.177"; in the upper right of the stretcher in white chalk is the mark "49"; to the right of this chalk number still on the stretcher stencilled in black (paint?) are the marks "307 KM"; finally in the upper left of the stretcher in white chalk is a possible date "Jan (written in cursive) 24-54".

Label: In the upper center of the vertical brace there is a new RISD Museum label with a red border; in the upper right of the verso frame there is a yellow piece of tape with the typewritten accession number "54.177"; in the upper right corner of the verso stretcher, is a piece of yellow type with the typewritten accession number "54.177"

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

54.177

Type

  • Paintings

Exhibition History

Intermission
Dec 16, 2016 – Jul 02, 2017
Italian Painting
Treasures from the Permanent Collection
Apr 06, 1990 – Aug 25, 1990

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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

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Dosso Dossi (Italian, ca. 1486-ca. 1542)
Entry into the Ark, ca. 1520
Oil on canvas
107 x 112.4 cm (42 1/8 x 44 1/4 inches)
Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund 54.177

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