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The Arch of Septimius Severus Seen from the East

Former Attribution Formerly attributed to Bartholomeus Breenbergh Dutch
After Matthijs Bril the Younger Netherlandish
ca. 1594
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Arch of Septimius Severus Seen from the East
  • Artist: Jan Brueghel the Elder (Netherlandish, Brussels 1568–1625 Antwerp)
  • Former Attribution: Formerly attributed to Bartholomeus Breenbergh (Dutch, Deventer 1598–1657 Amsterdam)
  • Artist: After Matthijs Bril the Younger (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1550–1583 Rome)
  • Date: ca. 1594
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink
  • Dimensions: sheet: 7 3/4 x 10 9/16 in. (19.7 x 26.8 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Frits and Rita Markus Fund, 2010
  • Object Number: 2010.526
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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