Design with an Eagle Fighting with a Serpent and a Putto in the Sky Holding an Inscribed Banner

Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini) Italian

17th century

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Title: Design with an Eagle Fighting with a Serpent and a Putto in the Sky Holding an Inscribed Banner
Artist: Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini) (Italian, Cortona 1596–1669 Rome) , School of
Date: 17th century
Medium: Pen and black ink, brush and black wash over traces of black chalk, highlighted with white and blue-gray gouache
Dimensions: sheet: 9 5/8 x 7 5/16 in. (24.5 x 18.6 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of János Scholz, 1954
Object Number: 54.650
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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