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A Section of the Via Sacra, Rome (The Church of Saints Cosmas and Damian)

1814–15
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: A Section of the Via Sacra, Rome (The Church of Saints Cosmas and Damian)
  • Artist: Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (Danish, Blåkrog 1783–1853 Copenhagen)
  • Date: 1814–15
  • Medium: Graphite, brush and gray wash, framed with graphite and brush and blue watercolor
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 9 13/16 x 13 3/4 in. (25 x 35 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2012
  • Object Number: 2012.378
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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