Benedict of Nursia Orders the Destruction of the Temple of Apollo at Monte Cassino

Jan Erasmus Quellinus Flemish

mid-17th–early 18th century

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Title: Benedict of Nursia Orders the Destruction of the Temple of Apollo at Monte Cassino
Artist: Jan Erasmus Quellinus (Flemish, Antwerp 1634–1715 Mechelen)
Date: mid-17th–early 18th century
Medium: Pen and brown and black ink, brush and gray and blue wash, over black chalk, heightened with white gouache
Dimensions: Sheet: 22 x 14 15/16 in. (55.9 x 38 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Edward Pearce Casey Fund and The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2012
Object Number: 2012.229
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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