The Rape of Persephone
The Rape of Persephone
The Rape of Persephone
The Rape of Persephone

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The Rape of Persephone

after Luca Cambiaso, 1527–1585; born Genoa, Italy; died Madrid, Spain
x1948-1256

Information

Title
The Rape of Persephone
Maker
after Luca Cambiaso
Medium
Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, over black chalk
Dimensions
sheet: 36.3 x 47.7 cm (14 5/16 x 18 3/4 in.) mount: 40.7 x 53 cm (16 x 20 7/8 in.) frame: 62.2 x 77.5 cm (24 1/2 x 30 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Dan Fellows Platt, Class of 1895
Object Number
x1948-1256
Culture
Italian
Type
drawings
Materials
wash, artists' brushes, black chalk, ink
Subject
horses, figures (representations), mythology, buildings, chariots (ancient vehicles)

Theobald; Meatyard.;

Handwritten note: “Bought at Meatyard in 1934.”;

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