Jan de Bisschop

The Pyramid of Caius Cestius

Maker

Possibly Jan de Bisschop (Dutch, 1628-1671)

Title

The Pyramid of Caius Cestius
The Caestus Pyramid near Rome

Year

mid 1600s-late 1600s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

wash technique

Supports

Dimensions

29.5 x 40.2 cm (11 5/8 x 15 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Verso: inscribed in a 19th-century hand in pen and ink: "J. van der Ulft" and "No. 2"

Stamped with the collector's mark of Jacob de Vos Jacobszoon (1803-1882; Lugt 1450); and of Anton Schmid (Lugt 2330b)

Watermark: Fleur-de-lis in a crowned shield with the letters W R below it; countermark: the letters LM (similar to Heawood no. 1822; late 17th-early18th century]

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

60.055

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

The Theatre That Was Rome
Apr 09, 2004 – Jul 11, 2004
Treasures on Paper
Drawings and Watercolors from the Permanent Collection
Jun 13, 1989 – Aug 19, 1989
Old Master Drawings
Sep 02, 1983 – Oct 16, 1983
Prints and Drawings with a Classical Reference
Dec 15, 1965 – Jan 09, 1966
Recent Accessions
Apr 23, 1961 – May 28, 1961

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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

Tombstone

Possibly Jan de Bisschop (Dutch, 1628-1671)
The Pyramid of Caius Cestius; The Caestus Pyramid near Rome, mid 1600s-late 1600s
Brush and wash over black chalk on paper
29.5 x 40.2 cm (11 5/8 x 15 13/16 inches)
Anonymous gift 60.055

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