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Dosso Dossi

Entry into the Ark,

Maker

  • Dosso Dossi

Title

Entry into the Ark

Medium

oil paint

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Oil on canvas

Techniques

  • Oil on canvas

Supports

  • canvas

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"

Place

Place Made: Italy

Type

  • Paintings

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

54.177

Entry into the Ark



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"

Place Made: Italy

Exhibition History

Intermission

December 16, 2016 - July 2, 2017

Italian Painting

April 6 - August 25, 1990
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 Entry into the Ark with the accession number of 54.177. 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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