Thief Tied to a Cross; verso: Arcade Seen in Perspective
Thief Tied to a Cross; verso: Arcade Seen in Perspective
Thief Tied to a Cross; verso: Arcade Seen in Perspective
Thief Tied to a Cross; verso: Arcade Seen in Perspective
Thief Tied to a Cross; verso: Arcade Seen in Perspective
Thief Tied to a Cross; verso: Arcade Seen in Perspective

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Thief Tied to a Cross; verso: Arcade Seen in Perspective,

ca. 1600

Unknown Italian artist
x1949-79

Information

Title
Thief Tied to a Cross; verso: Arcade Seen in Perspective
Dates

ca. 1600

Maker
Unknown Italian artist
Medium
Red chalk shaded with wetted brush
Dimensions
17.2 x 12 cm (6 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Dan Fellows Platt, Class of 1895
Object Number
x1949-79
Inscription
upper verso: Aquila, pen and brown ink; top verso: another word in ink cut off
Reference Numbers
G. 735
Culture
Italian
Type
drawings
Subject
thieves, crosses (objects), arcades, men, figures (representations)

Dan Fellows Platt (Lugt supp. 750a and 2066b) lower left verso, puchased at Meatyard in 1928

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