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St. Peter Healing the Sick with His Shadow (Acts 5:15-16)

ca. 1675
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: St. Peter Healing the Sick with His Shadow (Acts 5:15-16)
  • Artist: Jean-Baptiste Jouvenet (French, Rouen 1644–1717 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1675
  • Medium: Red chalk, squared in black chalk on beige paper; contours incised. A sheet measuring 39.1 x 28.8 cm has been affixed to the center of the larger sheet. Verso blackened for transfer.
  • Dimensions: 20 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. (52.7 x 34.9 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Purchase, The Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ittleson Jr. Purchase Fund, 1971
  • Object Number: 1971.238.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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