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Three Scenes of the Assassination of Clerics

late 16th–mid-17th century
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: Three Scenes of the Assassination of Clerics
  • Artist: Augustin Braun (German, Cologne ca. 1570–1639 Cologne)
  • Date: late 16th–mid-17th century
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink over graphite with brush and brown and gray wash; framing lines in pen and brown ink
  • Dimensions: 7 9/16 x 21 7/8 in. (19.2 x 55.5 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2003
  • Object Number: 2003.374
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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