Silhouetted Study of Pan in a Niche

Anonymous, Italian, 18th century Italian

18th century

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Title: Silhouetted Study of Pan in a Niche
Artist: Anonymous, Italian, 18th century
Date: 18th century
Medium: Pen and gray ink, brush with gray and pale brown wash, highlighted with white gouache, over black chalk, on cream paper. Figure cut out along contours and pasted onto a drawn niche with an arched top (in brush and gray wash, over graphite or lead) on beige paper
Dimensions: 10-3/16 x 5-7/8 in. (25.9 x 15 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1961
Object Number: 61.130.16
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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