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The Fall of the Giants

ca. 1663
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Fall of the Giants
  • Artist: Salvator Rosa (Italian, Arenella (Naples) 1615–1673 Rome)
  • Date: ca. 1663
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink, over charcoal
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 10 1/4 × 7 11/16 in. (26.1 × 19.5 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1964
  • Object Number: 64.197.6
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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