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Family of Darius before Alexander

A work made of black chalk heightened with white chalk, on brown laid paper, tipped onto ivory laid paper.
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  • A work made of black chalk heightened with white chalk, on brown laid paper, tipped onto ivory laid paper.

Date:

n.d.

Artist:

Attributed to Giovanni Battista Pittoni, the younger (Italian, 1687-1767)
or Alessandro Magnasco (Italian, 1667-1749)
or Gaspare Diziani (Italian, 1689-1767)
or style of Alessandro Magnasco

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Giovanni Battista Pittoni, the younger

Title

Family of Darius before Alexander

Place

Italy (Artist's nationality:)

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Artist's working dates 1707–1767

Medium

Black chalk heightened with white chalk, on brown laid paper, tipped onto ivory laid paper

Dimensions

12.5 × 14.8 cm (4 15/16 × 5 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection

Reference Number

1922.913

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