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Study for a Prometheus Bound (recto); slight sketch of head and shoulders of man in lead pencil (verso)

1615–73
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Study for a Prometheus Bound (recto); slight sketch of head and shoulders of man in lead pencil (verso)
  • Artist: Salvator Rosa (Italian, Arenella (Naples) 1615–1673 Rome)
  • Date: 1615–73
  • Medium: Pen, brown ink and lead graphite
  • Dimensions: 10 x 7 1/16 in. (25.4 x 17.9 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Henry Walters, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.236.41
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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