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The Virgin Entrusting the Christ Child to Saint Francis of Assisi

attributed to Gaspare Diziani Italian
1689–1767
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Virgin Entrusting the Christ Child to Saint Francis of Assisi
  • Artist: attributed to Gaspare Diziani (Italian, Belluno 1689–1767 Venice) ?
  • Date: 1689–1767
  • Medium: Two sheets of paper joined horizontally above center: pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, over red chalk and lead or graphite (bottom sheet); brush and gray wash, over red chalk (top sheet)
  • Dimensions: 11 5/16 x 7 9/16in. (28.8 x 19.2cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1880
  • Object Number: 80.3.433
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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