Currently not on view
Drawing after a sarcophagus of the Triumph of Bacchus in the Villa Medici,
mid 16th century
Italian
x1956-29
Information
Title
Drawing after a sarcophagus of the Triumph of Bacchus in the Villa Medici
Dates
mid 16th century
Medium
Pen and brown ink heightened with white chalk
Dimensions
10.9 x 41.9 cm (4 5/16 x 16 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Laura P. Hall Memorial Fund
Object Number
x1956-29
Inscription
Lower right: "no. 84"
Culture
Type
purchased for the Laura P. Hall Memorial Collection from Delius Geise, New York
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