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Marcus Curtius Leaping into the Chasm (recto); Study of a Seated Crowned Female Figure (verso)

Luigi Garzi Italian
1638–1721
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: Marcus Curtius Leaping into the Chasm (recto); Study of a Seated Crowned Female Figure (verso)
  • Artist: Luigi Garzi (Italian, Pistoia 1638–1721 Rome)
  • Date: 1638–1721
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, highlighted with white, on brownish paper (recto); red chalk (verso)
  • Dimensions: 10 7/8 x 16 7/8in. (27.7 x 42.8cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1961
  • Object Number: 61.142
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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