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Earthquake in an Artist's Studio

A work made of pen and brown ink, with brush and gray wash, over charcoal on cream laid paper (recto); pen and brown ink and charcoal on cream laid paper (verso).
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  • A work made of pen and brown ink, with brush and gray wash, over charcoal on cream laid paper (recto); pen and brown ink and charcoal on cream laid paper (verso).

Date:

c. 1660

Artist:

Pietro da Cortona
Italian (1596-1669)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Pietro da Cortona

Title

Earthquake in an Artist's Studio

Place

Italy (Artist's nationality:)

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1650–1670

Medium

Pen and brown ink, with brush and gray wash, over charcoal on cream laid paper (recto); pen and brown ink and charcoal on cream laid paper (verso)

Dimensions

21.1 × 27.1 cm (8 5/16 × 10 11/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Charles R. Feldstein

Reference Number

1991.405

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