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Feast in the House of Simon

1699 or before
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Feast in the House of Simon
  • Artist: Melchior Steidl (Austrian, Innsbruck 1657–1727 Munich)
  • Date: 1699 or before
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink over red chalk and gray wash, heightened with white gouache, on brown paper; squared in pen and brown ink
  • Dimensions: sheet: 8 3/8 x 18 11/16 in. (21.2 x 47.5 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Harry G. Sperling, 1971
  • Object Number: 1975.131.237
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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