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Saint Helena and the True Cross

A work made of pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, over black chalk, on lunette-shaped blue-brown laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper.
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  • A work made of pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, over black chalk, on lunette-shaped blue-brown laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper.

Date:

1580/90

Artist:

Italian
Late 16th Century

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Unknown Roman

Title

Saint Helena and the True Cross

Place

Italy (Artist's nationality:)

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1580–1590

Medium

Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, over black chalk, on lunette-shaped blue-brown laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

39.1 × 25.5 cm (15 7/16 × 10 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection

Reference Number

1922.3559

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