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Cesare Nebbia

Pope Pius V Crowns Cosimo I De'Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany

Description

Maker

Cesare Nebbia (Italian, ca. 1536-1614)

Title

Pope Pius V Crowns Cosimo I De'Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany

Year

late 1580s

Medium

  • pen and ink,
  • brush and wash,
  • white heightening over black chalk on two sheets of joined paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • pen and ink,
  • brush and wash,
  • white heightening over black chalk on two sheets of joined paper

Materials

wash technique

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

61.4 x 52.7 cm (24 3/16 x 20 3/4 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Murray S. Danforth

Object Number

49.390

Type

  • Drawings and Watercolors

Provenance

… - 1949. Collector’s Corner, New York, NY.

1949, Purchased by Mrs. Murray S. Danforth from the Collector's Corner and presented to the RISD Museum on 11/01/1949.

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
Italian Drawings from the Museum's Collection
Mar 17, 1961 – Apr 16, 1961
Italian Drawings of the 16th Century--18th Century, Recently Acquired
Oct 22, 1952 – Jan 06, 1953

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Cesare Nebbia (Italian, ca. 1536-1614)
Pope Pius V Crowns Cosimo I De'Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany, late 1580s
Pen and ink, brush and wash, white heightening over black chalk on two sheets of joined paper
61.4 x 52.7 cm (24 3/16 x 20 3/4 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Murray S. Danforth 49.390

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