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The Head of Pompey Presented to Julius Caesar (recto); Study for an Elaborate Door Frame (verso)

1675–1741
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Head of Pompey Presented to Julius Caesar (recto); Study for an Elaborate Door Frame (verso)
  • Artist: Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini (Italian, Venice 1675–1741 Venice)
  • Date: 1675–1741
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over red and black chalk; traces of white chalk at upper right edge (recto); pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk (verso)
  • Dimensions: 11 5/16 x 14 11/16in. (28.7 x 37.3cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Gift of John S. Newberry, 1961
  • Object Number: 61.210
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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