Scene from Roman History
Scene from Roman History
Scene from Roman History
Scene from Roman History

Currently not on view

Scene from Roman History,

1585

Joseph Heintz the Elder, Swiss, 1564–1609
after Polidoro Caldara, called Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1499–1543; born Caravaggio; died Messina
2008-75

Information

Title
Scene from Roman History
Dates

1585

Maker
Joseph Heintz the Elder
after Polidoro Caldara, called Polidoro da Caravaggio
Medium
Pen and brown ink and brown wash, heightened with white
Dimensions
22.7 x 28.3 cm (8 15/16 x 11 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Laura P. Hall Memorial Fund
Object Number
2008-75
Inscription
in ink, lower right: [illegible] Rome | 1585
Culture
Swiss
Type
drawings
Materials
ink, laid paper, wash
Techniques
heightening
Subject
figures (representations), men, historical, theoretical and critical concepts: visual arts, robes

William Randolph Hearst, California;

private collection, New York;

Monroe Warshaw, New York.

Purchased by Princeton University Art Museum

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