Allegory of Heaven and Hell

Claudio Coello Spanish

1642–93

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Title: Allegory of Heaven and Hell
Artist: Claudio Coello (Spanish, Madrid 1642–1693 Madrid) , follower of
Date: 1642–93
Medium: Pen and brown ink with brush and gray wash over black chalk underdrawing on beige paper. Composition outlined with brush and gray wash over pen and brown ink, in oval shape, with double outlines. Text written in pen and dark brown ink over black chalk below composition
Dimensions: 21-1/4 x 14-15/16 in. (54.0 x 37.9 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Bequest of Harry G. Sperling, 1971
Object Number: 1975.131.218
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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