View of the Mons Testaceus (above) and the Pyramid of Cestius (below)

before 1704
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: View of the Mons Testaceus (above) and the Pyramid of Cestius (below)
  • Artist: Jan Goeree (Dutch, Middelburg 1670–1731 Amsterdam)
  • Date: before 1704
  • Medium: Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, red chalk, over traces of black chalk
  • Dimensions: 13 1/8 x 8 1/16 in. (33.3 x 20.5 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Helen and János Scholz, 1958
  • Object Number: 58.648.2(7)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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