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Follower of Pietro da Cortona

The Martyrdom of St. Erasmus, 1600s

Description

Maker

  • Follower of Pietro da Cortona, 1596-1669, Italian

Title

The Martyrdom of St. Erasmus

Year

1600s

Medium

chalk on grey-brown paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • chalk

Supports

  • Grey-brown paper

Dimensions

23.2 x 18.3 cm (9 1/8 x 7 3/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

A penciled inscription on the verso of the mount says "Skippe 340."Two other penciled inscriptions, consisting of letters and numbers, also appear on the verso of the mount.These inscriptions are mentioned in the object file, but their significance is not clarified.

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Drawings and Watercolors

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

67.093

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

New Acquisitions 1966-1967

September 1 - October 29, 1967

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is The Martyrdom of St. Erasmus with the accession number of 67.093. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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