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Allegory of the Triumph of Death over Church and State

ca. 1538–44
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Allegory of the Triumph of Death over Church and State
  • Artist: Girolamo da Treviso (Italian, Treviso ca. 1498–1544 Boulogne-sur-Mer)
  • Date: ca. 1538–44
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush with brown and gray-blue wash, highlighted with white gouache, on brownish paper (probably blue originally).
  • Dimensions: sheet: 17 3/16 x 12 3/4 in. (43.7 x 32.4 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Charles and Jessie Price, 2009
  • Object Number: 2009.113
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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