Design for Panel: Allegory of Europe, from "The Four Continents"

Giacomo Barri Italian

1650–79

Not on view

Artwork Details

Title: Design for Panel: Allegory of Europe, from "The Four Continents"
Series/Portfolio: The Four Continents
Artist: Giacomo Barri (Italian, documented Venice after 1630–1689 Venice)
Date: 1650–79
Medium: Black chalk
Dimensions: 9 15/16 x 8 15/16in. (25.2 x 22.7cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Cephas G. Thompson, 1887
Object Number: 87.12.160
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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