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Standing Angel Holding a Scroll

ca. 1614
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Standing Angel Holding a Scroll
  • Artist: Giovanni Domenico Caresana (Italian, Cureglia 1574–1619 Riva San Vitale)
  • Date: ca. 1614
  • Medium: Point of brush and brown wash, highlighted with white gouache, over black chalk on gray-blue paper; squared in black chalk
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 13 7/16 x 8 9/16 in. (34.2 x 21.7 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Brooke Russell Astor Bequest, 2013
  • Object Number: 2013.217
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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